Tuesday the 27th of September was budget night and if you are of pension age, there were some announcements for you. The main discussions leading up to budget 2023 was, what the government will do to help with the cost of living crisis. With many older people living off [...]
According to the Central Statistics Office, 1 in 3 Irish workers aged between 35-44 have no additional pension coverage outside of their pension entitlement under the State pension system. In other words, if nothing changes for those individuals between now and their eventual retirement, they will be fully reliant [...]
There has been a lot of traction over the past decade to increase the state pension age from 66 to 68. The reason for this is simple. We are living longer and healthier lives than previous generations and our pension system is struggling to keep up. Some of us [...]
Pension inequality refers to the idea that people face different pension outcomes when they reach pension age, regardless of how hard they may have worked in their career. Some people will have to rely solely on the State pension while others have a large pension pot saved for their [...]
Table of Contents What is widow’s pension? How much is a widows pension in Ireland Can I receive the State pension and the widow’s pension? Who Qualifies for a widows pension Do I have to have made tax contributions? Do I need [...]
Anyone who has worked in Ireland will receive a State pension. It is based on reaching a threshold of PRSI payments (Pay Related Social Insurance payments) and there are contingencies for those who have not reached this threshold. This could be because they were working abroad paying social insurance [...]
The State pension is designed to ensure that everyone in the Republic of Ireland has a basic level of income. It is paid on a weekly basis and to qualify for it you must have made enough PRSI payments during your career. If you have not then you are [...]
What is a Disability/Invalidity Pension? The Disability pension in Ireland is a payment that is made by the State to a person who is unable to work due to an illness or injury that permanently affects their performance in the workplace. To qualify for it you must have been [...]
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