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Are you entitled to more UK age pension?

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By Jim Tilley, Hon Chairman, British Pensions in Australia.

If you have worked in the UK and are now of UK pension age, [women 60 men 65], there may be chance of you achieving a part UK age pension or even increasing the part UK age pension you receive. This offer of some additional retirement income is limited to women born after 5 April 1938 and men born after 5 April 1933. If your wish to take advantage of the offer, it ceases on April 5th. 2009. Your claim is required in the UK some weeks before that date.

Such extra retirement income is generally considered as worth having because, in most cases, an extra $100/month income from abroad will reduce a Centrelink pension by just $40, leaving you ahead by least $60/month.

Details of this offer are available from the non profit volunteer association British Pensions in Australia Inc, phone 1300 308 353, or write to BPiA, PO Box 524, Campbelltown, NSW 2560, or visit www.bpia.org.au. Email bpia@people.net.au.

BPiA is working towards achieving annual UK pension indexing by way of an International legal challenge and by political lobbying activities.

 
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Posted by: mrs patricia barlow - Thursday, May 21, 2009


i hope you can help me. i was born in the uk and worked i think for about 8 or 10 years im not really sure, i do not know my national health number, or whatever it is, sorry. i am due to retire this august and i will be 66 years old. i was wondering if i was elligible for the age pension from england . my husband will be retired on the 9th june so we will be age pensioners then, i wonder if there is a glimmer of hope for english pension. your thankfully. patrici barlow. ( ps please give me a reply) thank you.


Posted by: Robert Greenwood - Tuesday, May 19, 2009


Hi I left the UK on 21/4/1969, I worked for about 9 1/2 years , would I be entitled to any UK pension .thanks


Posted by: Jennifer Whitby - Friday, May 15, 2009


I emigrated to Australia in 1973 (British Citizen) having worked there for 14 years. I am 65 years old and I am still working would I be entitled to any UK Pension.


Posted by: John Bishop - Wednesday, May 06, 2009


Hi,I left UK to come to Australia 28/09/1970 after working in UK for about 7or8 years,am I entitled to any UK pension? If I am, how do I apply for my pension from Australia?


Posted by: Christine Grieve - Thursday, April 02, 2009


I was born in England in 1947 and went to school and worked there until 1973, when I left to live in Australia. I was diagnosed with Leukaemia in 2004 and I wrote to the pension people and enquired about a pension, I was told that I could not receive one until I was 60 and that I would not get a UK pension but was eligible to receive the graduated one which worked out to 38 pence per week, and paid annually in December.
Could you please tell me it I qualify for this increase that you are taking about, and as it has to be before 5th April, please advise what I can do to apply.
thank you


Posted by: Stan - Monday, March 09, 2009


I was born in N Ireland and worked in NI and England for about 12-13 years, an I eligible for an UK pension.
If so, who would I contact also anything else that you think I might need to do.

I appreciate your help on this matter.

Best Regards,
Stan


Posted by: ken boden - Saturday, February 28, 2009


hi, i was born and lived in England
until the age of 28 and worked and paid into my pension.
i am now an australian citizen,if i return to the uk when i
reach 65 am i entitled to receive any pension money.
regard mr ken boden....


Posted by: Jim Tilley - Thursday, February 26, 2009


Carolyn's comments are spot on. Your age now is critical to provide an accurate answer because of the changed in the NI rules from April 2010. So please contact me on my personal email address jimtilley@bigpond.com, provide your Date of Birth [ don't be shy ] and I will be more able to provide you with a better answer. Your nationality is not an issue for anyone who works in the UK and pays into the NI scheme may be able to get the UK pensions based pro rata on their contribution years.

Jim Tilley


Posted by: thomas francis neil luscombe - Saturday, February 14, 2009


Hi,I left UK to come to Australia 28/06/1965 after working in UK for about 6 or 7 years,am I entitled to any UK pension,please,Tom


Posted by: sylvia taylor - Thursday, February 12, 2009


could you help please read in the senior that if you worked in england for 3 years you may be entitled to an english pension. i emigrated in 1970 and am coming up to 65.my husband (who receives pension) divorced me 2008. i enquired in 2005 to england but was told it would take more money than it was worth. just wondering if laws have changed as in japan, finland etc thankyou.


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