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Lived in the UK for 3 jobs

  • 25-02-2020 4:20pm
    #1
    The_Fitz
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 330 ✭✭


    At least three different pensions, although I remember one company I worked at for 5 years changed pension provider almost yearly.

    What's the best way forward here? Contact my old employers to find out the plans that i was with? Try and get them all consolidated into one? Any point?

    I'm 31, just moved to Dublin but spent all my working life in the UK. Will I be entitled to anything from the British when I retire?


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  • #2
    daheff
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,871 ✭✭✭daheff


    First point of call would be to make contact with pension providers to make sure they have your contact details. Keep it up to date with them

    After that the next pension fund you set up, ask the adviser for your options. Have a think about them before you act.


  • #3
    [Deleted User]
    Posts: 0 ✭ [Deleted User]


    Might also be an idea to try the UK Gov pension tracing service...

    You'll need employer or provider details but if you're not receiving the (obligatory) annual summaries you may not know the providers:
    https://www.gov.uk/find-pension-contact-details


  • #4
    sunnysoutheast
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,072 ✭✭✭sunnysoutheast


    The_Fitz wrote: »
    At least three different pensions, although I remember one company I worked at for 5 years changed pension provider almost yearly.

    What's the best way forward here? Contact my old employers to find out the plans that i was with? Try and get them all consolidated into one? Any point?

    I'm 31, just moved to Dublin but spent all my working life in the UK. Will I be entitled to anything from the British when I retire?

    If you do your uk tax return online you might be able to check your state pension entitlement online. Failing that you can write, takes an age to hear back though.

    I think you can use the pensions tracing service if you have the company name?


  • #5
    Henry Ford III
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 17,737 Mod ✭✭✭✭Henry Ford III


    You should have got a "leaving options" letter when you moved jobs x3.


  • #6
    Johnny Sausage
    Closed Accounts Posts: 890 ✭✭✭Johnny Sausage


    If any of them were in the Civil Service theur penions are administered by MyCSP


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  • #7
    Jim2007
    Moderators, Business & Finance Moderators Posts: 10,360 Mod ✭✭✭✭Jim2007


    The_Fitz wrote: »
    Will I be entitled to anything from the British when I retire?


    In 35 years time... nobody can tell you the answer that one. The UK and Ireland both operate 'pay as you' state pension funding and it is unsustainable - that is not an opinion, it's a fact, there simply will not be enough paying in to keep it a float.


    It will have to be reformed in some way or other and the longer that takes the more likely it will hit you.... If I were 30 I'd be maxing out whatever second level pension you have access to .


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