Government is changing the way entitlement to the Contributory State Pension is calculated.

Congress recognises the failings and unfairness with the current ‘Yearly Average’ method, and agrees in principle with the move to a ‘Total Contributions Approach’. However, Congress rejects a number of the rules and conditions being proposed and are actively campaigning for amendments...

Please find attached a Quick Guide to Government’s Proposed Changes to the Old-Age Contributory Pension (PDF document).