England to Ireland

[masonma71]

Does anyone know or have experience of exactly how easy or difficult it would be to relocate permanently from England to Dublin.

[Ankou]

it depends on your nationality/passport.

http://www.inis.gov.i...gration%20information

[ummmm]

Easy. My OH's cousin has just gone back.

[R1Geezer]

assuming you are British, ie EU, you just fill up the truck and go, easy peasy

[ummmm]

Benefits are really good there as well...!!

[jake-the-peg]

Really?

My in laws over there are telling me that things are really rather tough and they are cutting benefits and all sorts.

http://www.businessan...-welfare-benefits-cut

Seems bourne out.

If you're not going to an existing job I'd think carefully about it - Unemployments 14% there at the moment compared to about 8% over here:

http://www.google.com...idim=eu_country:IE:GB

[heathfield]

You'll be required to obtain a PPS Number, which is the Eire equivalent of the UK National Insurance Number.

http://www.welfare.ie...s/PPSN/Pages/faq.aspx

Once there, apart from not being allowed to vote in a National referendum, you'd otherwise have the same rights as any Eire citizen. As Geezer syas, 'Fill up the truck and go!'

[ummmm]

Jake...I haven't been back for a while my my daughter is living there. She gets rent allowance which was applied for and granted the same day. She does work full time but is on a low income (only 18) She had a fall out with her Dad, found a house, applied for rent allowance and got it all within a week.

It might be a bit more flexible in the rural areas as everyone knows everyone.