SOCIAL SECURITY ARRANGEMENTS FOR IRISH & BRITISH CITIZENS.

On 4th Feb 2019 the UK government announced an agreement on social security with Ireland in the context of the Common Travel Area arrangements, guaranteeing continued access to State Pension and benefits for UK and Irish citizens and their qualifying family members when in the other’s state.

The agreement ensures that the rights of UK and Irish citizens living and working in each other’s state are protected after the UK leaves the EU. Specifically, that workers only pay into one social security scheme at a time. It also provides for the export of certain benefits between the UK and Ireland.

It also ensures that social security contributions paid by UK and Irish citizens can be used to meet entitlement criteria for accessing benefits in each other’s state

Further information

Border People: Social Security – Irish and British citizens (CTA)