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Social Security Benefits: Republic of Ireland

Question for Department for Work and Pensions

UIN 259874, tabled on 4 June 2019

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether she is discussing reciprocal social security agreements with her Irish counterpart in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal.

Answered on

13 June 2019

The UK and Ireland have signed a reciprocal agreement which will protect the social security rights of UK and Irish nationals living and/or working in each other’s state when the UK leaves the EU. The agreement can be viewed at: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2019/622/pdfs/uksi_20190622_en.pdf