Dáil Éireann Debate, Tuesday - 14 June 2022
1112. Deputy Duncan Smith asked the Minister for Social Protection the steps that she will take to ensure that national insurance credits earned by a person (details supplied) while working in the United Kingdom are duly credited to this person’s contribution record, for the purpose of ensuring they receives the appropriate State pension (contributory) payment; and if she will make a statement on the matter. [29606/22]
Amharc ar fhreagraAn application for the State Pension Contributory (SPC) was received on 11th January 2021. At that time, it was determined that the person concerned had a total or 1495 reckonable paid/credited contributions during the period 1971 to 2020 which resulted in a yearly average of 31. Based on this information the person concerned was awarded SPC at the weekly rate of €223.20 from 25th November 2020.
The insurance record from the Department of Work and Pensions in the UK was received on 7th June 2022. The records held by my Department were updated to include the UK contributions giving the person concerned a total of 1774 reckonable paid/credited contributions for the period 1971 to 2020 resulting in a yearly average of 36.
The person concerned is currently in receipt of €227.70 per week which is the personal rate payable based on a yearly average of between 30 and 39 contributions. As the yearly average following review is 36, it resulted in no change to the rate payable.
If the person concerned considers they have additional unrecorded contributions or credits, it is open to them to forward relevant documentary evidence and my Department will review their entitlement.
I hope this clarifies the position for the Deputy.
