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Introduction From 2015 the State Pension Transition is no longer in payment to any customers. The State Pension (Transition) was paid to people aged 65 who have retired from work and who had enough social insurance contributions. It was not means-tested. If you qualified for the State Pension Transition before 1 January 2014 you remained entitled to it for the duration of your claim (1 year). Rules To get a State Pension (Transition) you must: - Be 65 years of age - Be under 66 years of age - Be retired from work - Have enough social insurance contributions. Retired Being retired means that you must not be in insurable employment or self-employment. If you have earnings, they must be less than €38 a week from employment or €5,000 a year from self-employment. If you have an income from savings or investments, you could be liable for self-employed PRSI but you can still get a State Pension (Transition) if you are not actually engaged in self-employment. This condition ends when you reach the age of 66 and transfer to the State Pension (Contributory). Social insurance contributions You must have: - Paid social insurance contributions before a certain age - Paid certain number of social insurance contributions - A certain average number of contributions over the years Paid social insurance before a certain age You must have first started to pay social insurance contributions before the age of 55. Number of paid contributions - If you reach pension age on or after 6 April 2012, you need to have 520 paid contributions. In this case, not more than 260 of the 520 contributions may be voluntary contributions. If however you were a voluntary contributor on or before 6 April 1997, you may meet the requirement if you have a total of 520 contributions and at least 156 paid contributions. - If you reached pension age on or after April 6th 2002, you needed to have 260 paid contributions. - If you reached pension age before April 6th 2002, you needed to have 156 qualifying paid contributions (a total of 3 years but they did not have to be consecutive). In some cases, contributions paid before 1953 into the then National Insurance Scheme may be taken into account in order to meet the requirement of paid contributions. In fact, each 2 such contributions are counted as 3. But if they are taken into account, the average must be measured from 1953. Average number of contributions per year You must have an average number of contributions. This is probably the most complex aspect of qualifying for a State Pension (Transition). The normal average rule states that you must have a yearly average of at least 24 full-rate contributions paid or credited from the year you first entered insurance or from 1953 (whichever is later) to the tax year before your 65th birthday. An average of 24 entitles you to a minimum pension; you need an average of 48 to get the full pension. - "Alternative" average rule The alternative average rules can only be used by people who reach pension age on or after 6 April 1992. It requires that you have an average of 48 contributions (paid or credited) per contribution year from the 1979/80 tax year to the tax year before your 65th birthday. This average would entitle you to a full pension. There is no provision for a reduced pension when this alternative average is used. So, if you reach 65 years of age on or after 6 April 1992, your average will be looked at in two ways - the usual average will be assessed and the alternative average will be assessed. Contributions paid abroad If you have paid social insurance contributions in another EU member state or a country with which Ireland has a bilateral social security agreement, they can be used to help you qualify for a State Pension (Transition). More information is available in our document about combining your social insurance contributions from abroad to qualify for a social welfare payment. Pro-rata pensions Mixed insurance pro-rata pension Mixed insurance arises when a person spends part of his/her working life in the public service paying modified insurance and part in the private sector paying Class A (or, since April 1988, self-employed and paying Class S). If you do not have enough full-rate social insurance contributions to qualify but you have paid some modified social insurance contributions as a civil or public servant, you may be able to qualify for a mixed insurance pro-rata pension. To get a pro-rata pension with mixed insurance you must have: - Paid social insurance before the age of 55 - The correct number of paid contributions when you reach retirement (see 'Number of paid contributions' above) - A mixture of full and modified contributions, which when added together give you a yearly average of 24 from the time you first entered insurance or 1953, whichever is later, to the end of the contribution year before your 65th birthday. - Failed to qualify for a pension under EU regulations or under reciprocal arrangements with other countries or only qualified for a pension at a lower rate than this pro-rata pension would give you. The Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection's FAQS on Qualifying for a State Pension (Transition) may help you to work out if you qualify. Rates *Increases for qualified adults are means-tested payments. From January 2013, the Increase for a Qualified Adult rates for both State Pension (Transition) and State pension (Contributory) were aligned. Adult and child dependants If you are getting a State Pension (Transition), the Increase for a Qualified Adult will be automatically paid directly to your adult dependant. This only applies to applications for state pensions received by the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection on or after 27 September 2007. You can also get an increase in your payment for child dependants. Since 5 July 2012 you can no longer claim an Increase for a Qualified Child (IQC) with your State Pension (Transition) if your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant has an income of over €400 a week. You get a half-rate IQC if your spouse, civil partner or cohabitant earns between €310 and €400 a week. This applies to claims made after 5 July 2012. The Increase for a Qualified Child is €29.80 (full-rate) and €14.90 (half-rate). How to apply The State Pension (Transition) is no longer paid where a person reaches 65 on or after 1 January 2014. If you qualified for the State Pension Transition before 1 January 2014 you remain entitled to it for the duration of your claim (1 year). Late claims for contributory pensions can be backdated for a maximum of 6 months. This applies to State Pension (Contributory and Transition) and Widow's, Widower's or Surviving Civil Partner's (Contributory) Pension. Read more in our document about late claims. Where to apply Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection Social Welfare Services College Road Sligo Ireland Opening Hours:This office does not offer a service to personal callers. All queries must be made using the online enquiry form, by telephone or in writing. Homepage: http://www.welfare.ie/ You can email the State Pension (Transition) section using the secure enquiry form. If you wish to talk to someone face-to-face about your pension entitlements, you can visit your local Citizens Information centre, social welfare local office or Intreo centre.
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Má fhaigheann tú Liúntas Cúramóra nó Sochar Cúramóra, is féidir go bhfaighidh tú creidmheasanna i gcomhair na tréimhse cúraim. Cabhróidh na ‘creidmheasanna cúramóra’ seo leat do theidlíocht ar shochair agus ar phinsin sa todhchaí a chosaint. Féadfaidh tú sonraí de seo a fháil ag do.Oifig LeasaShóisialaigh áitiúil. Mura bhfuil creidmheasanna cúramóra ag dul duit, is féidir go gcuirfear blianta um chúramaíocht bhaile san áireamh duit i dtaca leis an bPinsean Stáit (Ranníocach). Agus iarratas á chur isteach agat ar an bPinsean Stáit (Ranníocach), déan deimhin d’éileamh a dhéanamh ar bhlianta um chúramaíocht bhaile san fhoirm iarratais.