State pension having spent 2 years working in Ireland

ozlow

With the recent news about topping up missing years in your NI record, it has made me wonder if something can be done about the 2 "missing" years I have.

I moved to Dublin in 2005, spent 2 years working there paying full taxes in Ireland, and then moved back to the UK.

Can I get those 2 years credited back in some way? How?

thanks in advance for any advice.

Dazed_and_C0nfused

Before thinking about that you might be best off checking your forecast (in full, not just the headline figure) to see if there will actually be any benefit in adding those years.

ozlow

I have, I have 6 years left. It'd be nice to have 4 years left!

la531983

Are you essentially asking if time spent working in a different tax jurisdiction can be used as credit in another?

Probably a bit more of a nuanced question than the usual ones we get on here regarding topping up, I would amend the thread title to mention that as people may be bored of coming into the usual type of thread by now lol.

ozlow

la531983 said:

Are you essentially asking if time spent working in a different tax jurisdiction can be used as credit in another?

Probably a bit more of a nuanced question than the usual ones we get on here regarding topping up, I would amend the thread title to mention that as people may be bored of coming into the usual type of thread by now lol.

yes!
and you are right. I can't seem to edit my original post however. Guess I need a certain amount of posts or something like that?
I have edited the title now

molerat

Which 2 years ?

You should be able to pay for years 2006-07 and later at class 2 rates.  If you post up the details below from your forecast someone will comment

Current weekly £££.pp amount accrued up to April 2023
Number of pre April 2016 NI years full
Number of post April 2016 NI years full
Tax year you reach state retirement
Any COPE amount shown, in a click link in "You've been in a contracted-out pension scheme" if there is one.
Years which show not full and prices

Are you currently working ?

ozlow

molerat said:

Which 2 years ?

You should be able to pay for years 2006-07 and later at class 2 rates.  If you post up the details below from your forecast someone will comment

Current weekly £££.pp amount accrued up to April 2023
Number of pre April 2016 NI years full
Number of post April 2016 NI years full
Tax year you reach state retirement
Any COPE amount shown, in a click link in "You've been in a contracted-out pension scheme" if there is one.
Years which show not full and prices

Are you currently working ?

it's for Jan 2005 to Oct 2006
the NI record site says for 2006:
"You can make up the shortfall

Pay a voluntary contribution of £824.20 by 5 April 2025. This shortfall may increase after 5 April 2025."

The overall "statement" says:

"You have:

• 25 years of full contributions
• 21 years to contribute before 5 April 2044
• 5 years when you did not contribute enough"

includes an early 3 years when I was a student, 1999 and earlier.
No COPE amount
Pre April 16 - 17 years
post April 16 - 8 years

I am currently working

molerat

How much is the current amount up to April 2023? On the information provided so far it seems pointless filling gaps

eastcorkram

ozlow said:

I have, I have 6 years left. It'd be nice to have 4 years left!

What do you mean by this? Six years left until what?

xylophone

Molerat asked

Current weekly £££.pp amount accrued up to April 2023

What is the answer to this question?

ozlow

From the state pension forecast:
https://www.tax.service.gov.uk/check-your-state-pension/account

"Estimate based on your National Insurance record up to 5 April 2023

£171.07 a week

Forecast if you contribute another 6 years before 5 April 2044

£203.85 a week

£203.85 is the most you can get"

So I need another 6 full years to get the full state pension, but it would be nice if I could qualify in 4 by using my 2 missing Ireland years.