GillD

We will be moving to Turkey once we have sold our house in England. As we are both not yet at retirement age should we carry on paying national insurance contributions. We will still have an "address" in England. Obviously we would like to still be eligible for NHS treatment and our state pension seeing as we've paid into it for all these years! If we get residency in Turkey will we still be eligible for all this?

Harem

If you have not "clocked up" 30 years of contributions then it is sensible to continue by making "voluntary contributions". You will be eligible for state pensions whereever you live so long as you have a minimum of 30 years contributions. Also, if living in Turkey you will receive the annual increases. If you are maintaining a UK address then you will be eligible for NHS treatment.

carolgriffiths

We are moving over in October and are both under retirement age.We have been informed that we would be liable to pay for hospital treatment in UK-other than emergency treatment-despite having a UK "address".You have to declare that you have/have not been resident in UK for past 12 months.
Think a lot of people try to fool the system,but with closer monitoring nowadays how long can they do this?

guinevere

harem ,i thought i saw someone write the other day that it is more than 30 years' worth of contributions .i hope it is 30 years as i had to retire last year and i'm only just scrapping through !

Sweetnighter

I had it confirmed today.It HAS been reduced to 30years from 44years,oh,that is for a man,not sure about women.

Gully Foyle

Anyone living in the UK is rightfully entitled to free NHS treatment. It is not contribution dependent. That disturbs many people but prevents many millions of ex-pats rushing "home" for treatment and prevents the new born and new immigrants from dying in the street.
[Cue Sapper et al]