Tonester Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 When I moved to Australia in 2011 my State Pension was frozen at that current rate(Despite having made contributions for 50 years) I married an Australian lady in August of that year who is in receipt of a pension paid by the Australian Government.Does anyone know if I am entitled to claim the Married Couple Pension from the UK without a load of aggro? Any information would be much appreciated.Thankyou. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keith and Linda Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Just looking on the UK Gov website, cannot find anything specific, but it does say "if your circumstances change then notify them" so I suggest do that and see what comes back. Good luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike@Bonbeach Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Hi Tonester I don't think there is anything like Married Couple Pension. I believe everyone is assessed as individuals. Certainly my wife and I have individual UK O.A.Pensions and they are both different depending on the years contributed. You could always email UK Gov Services. Good Luck Mike You could try here tvp.internationalqueries@dwp.gsi.gov.uk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 When I moved to Australia in 2011 my State Pension was frozen at that current rate(Despite having made contributions for 50 years) I married an Australian lady in August of that year who is in receipt of a pension paid by the Australian Government.Does anyone know if I am entitled to claim the Married Couple Pension from the UK without a load of aggro? Any information would be much appreciated.Thankyou. It never hurts to ask. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gbye grey sky Posted February 13, 2015 Share Posted February 13, 2015 Found this on 'Which' website. However no way of knowing if you might still qualify based on this or even what it amounts to; the government website is not too helpful for your circumstances. They are likely to state that your state pension remains frozen at the time you moved abroad. As previously stated it doesn't hurt to ask and I wonder if it would make any difference if you registered your marriage in the UK (just thinking out loud). The basic state pension is worth £113.10 a week for a single person in 2014/15 (or £5,881 a year).If you’re married, and both you and your partner have built up state pension, you’ll get double this amount – so £226.20 a week. But if your partner has not built up their own state pension, they'll still be able to claim a state pension based on your record. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonester Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thanks for that both.Will have to do that I think Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonester Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Thankyou both.It would seem that things have changed somewhat as it used to be a combined set amount and as my wife hasn`t contributed to a UK pension then the new rules don`t apparently take our situation into account. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonester Posted February 13, 2015 Author Share Posted February 13, 2015 Spoken like a true Scot! (No offence intended.My Great Grandfather Alexander Morrison came from Portree) Hope you enjoy your retirement wherever you go.G Grandfather ended up in Cornwall. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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