Quote Originally Posted by latintopxxx View Post
amazing the irish pension is better than the UK one. However is that the full story??.Are there any esubsidies that UK pensioners benefit from that Irish dont
The UK National Health System has shorter queues than the Irish system, so I guess that a good benefit

Not only is our Pension better, our Dole is also far better:
The standard weekly Jobseekers Allowance rates available to an individual in Northern Ireland range from 64.21 EUR to 81.05 EUR

In the Republic of Ireland, the standard weekly rates for Jobseekers Benefit or Jobseekers Allowance range from 84.50EUR to 188 EUR
My understanding is that almost everyone over 26 qualifies for the full 188EUR rate...

And that's why we (allegedly)have hundreds of people flying over from Poland once a month to sign on for their dole!

Granted the cost of living in the Republic is far higher (Rent, Food, Electricity, Internet etc)