This Sunday is the deadline for the option enabling workers to top up their UK pension on the cheap. It means people who worked in the UK for three years can cheaply improve their state pension to bring them up to 10 years of cover, the minimum to qualify for a UK state pension. The opportunity to top up a UK pension has been described as ‘an insanely generous’ concession by expertsFrom then, it will be five times more expensive for people living outside the UK to top up their UK state pension, even if they worked there for more than a decade. The opportunity to top up a UK pension has been described as “an insanely generous” concession by experts. Former UK workers can secure a UK pension that is paid from age 67, with no impact on their other pensions.

Source: Irish Independent April 02, 2026 07:34 UTC