Re: UK, NIC voluntary contributions
Apply for class 2 contributions and its about 140/150 quid a year. At that rate back pay as much as you can.
At some point the Gov will probably abolish class 2. Then you'll need to decide if its worthwhile paying 700 or 800 pound a year. Currently with class 2 its absolutely worth it.
One off payment (each year) of say 145 pound gets you a yearly payment of 250 (and increasing) from retirement to death.
You'll need a minimum of 11 years of contributions to be able to get any payment from the UK. Currently each year buys you 1/35th of the full pension. And you'll need obviously 35 years to claim the full amount. Currently the Swiss and the UK pensions are separate, so you would get both state pensions, but they will be administered through only the one country - as it stands, no idea if Brexit or anything in the future changes that.
The amount of years you must pay in, the age you can claim it, and the amount you have to pay will all almost certainly change and not for the better. But its so cheap and it governmental so it is still very interesting
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