In October 2019, the UK and the EU negotiators reached agreement on a revised protocol (see below) which resolved many of these issues by having Northern Ireland leave the EU de jure but with a de facto border between islands (Ireland and Great Britain).

2019 United Kingdom general election

Immediate impact on the UK economy Studies published in 2018 estimated that the economic costs of the Brexit vote were 2% of GDP, or 2.5% of GDP. According to a December 2017 Financial Times analysis, the Brexit referendum results had reduced national British income by 0.6% and 1.3%.

Residents of Northern Ireland, like all other residents of the United Kingdom, have British citizenship. Therefore we can say that those in the North are British. However, Northern Ireland is still located on the island of Ireland. The inhabitants of the island are called the Irish.

As a result of the protocol, NI has in effect remained in the EU’s single market for goods (England, Scotland and Wales have left the EU’s single market for goods). Guidance for UK businesses moving goods into, out of, or through Northern Ireland.

Irish citizens do not have to apply for a UK Frontier Work Permit but can still apply. The entitlements of Irish citizens to live, work and to access other benefits in the UK are protected by the Common Travel Area.

UK citizens do not need a visa or residency permit to live, work or study in Ireland. Under the Common Travel Area ( CTA ), UK and Irish citizens can live and work freely in each other’s countries and travel freely between them.

Under the CTA, British and Irish citizens can move freely and reside in either jurisdiction and enjoy associated rights and privileges, including the right to work, study and vote in certain elections, as well as to access social welfare benefits and health services.

you’ve a legal right to live in the UK and claim these benefits. This is called right to reside and.

Irish and British citizens can live and work in both the Ireland and the UK and they can live in one country and work in the other country. For example, you might live in Ireland and work in Northern Ireland. This is called frontier working or cross-border working.

You may have to pay tax in both the UK and the other country. As such, you will probably have to look at the double taxation agreement between the two countries, if there is one (there is between the UK and Republic of Ireland).

If you’re studying in Ireland If you’re a UK resident living and studying in Ireland, you’re entitled to ‘necessary healthcare’ paid for by the UK. Not all state healthcare is free in Ireland and you may have to pay for services that you’d get for free on the NHS. Northern Ireland voter’s card or medical card.

UK nationals do not need a visa for moving to Ireland. There is a common travel area in existence, meaning that people are able to pass through the UK-Ireland border freely. This means that there are no passport controls for Irish and British citizens travelling between the two countries.

Your rights to claim benefits, tax credits or other financial support are protected by social security arrangements between the UK and other countries in the European Economic Area (EEA). This means you may be able to get UK benefits while living across the border.

Cost of living Living in Ireland vs UK is a big point to investigate. If you want to save money either stay in or move to the UK. A few facts: consumer prices in Ireland are 13.73% higher than in the UK, rent prices in Ireland are 52.02% higher; grocery prices in Ireland are 11% higher.

Nationals who can enter and live in Ireland with no restrictions. Irish citizens and UK citizens can enter Ireland and reside here without any conditions. You can read more about Residence rights of UK citizens and Retiring to Ireland as a returning Irish emigrant.

If you have come from a country covered by EU Regulations or Bilateral Social Security Agreements, your pension rights from the other country are protected when you move to Ireland.

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Extra social welfare benefits

• Free travel in Ireland.
• Social welfare payments and living on a specified island.
• Household Benefits Package.
• Living Alone Increase.
• Smokeless Fuel Allowance.
• Fuel Allowance.
• Telephone Support Allowance.

Typically, you can have savings or assets of up to €20,000 and earnings of up to €200 per week from a job and still qualify for a full non-contributory pension – currently €232 a week for a person aged between 66 and 79.

Fuel Allowance is payable to people who have been getting Jobseeker’s Allowance for more than 390 days, if they satisfy the relevant qualifying conditions. Days of unemployment on Jobseeker’s Benefit count towards the 390 days if the Jobseeker’s Benefit claim was immediately before the award of Jobseeker’s Allowance.

Minister for Social Protection. The Fuel Allowance is a payment of €28.00 per week for 28 weeks (a total of €784 each year) from October to April, to over 372,000 low income households, at an estimated cost of €300 million in 2021. The purpose of this payment is to assist these households with their energy costs.

To be eligible for the 2020-2021 payment, you must have been born on or before 5 October 1954. You also should have lived in the UK for at least one day during what’s called the ‘qualifying week’. The qualifying week changes every year. For 2020-2021 payments, it was 21-27 September 2020.

You usually get a Winter Fuel Payment automatically if you receive the State Pension or another benefit, such as Pension Credit (but not Housing Benefit, Council Tax Support or Universal Credit). If you qualify but don’t get paid automatically, you’ll need to make a claim.