People who are unlikely to rejoin the workforce but have maxed out their credited contributions towards a pension can consider making voluntary PRSI payments. Can someone over that amount now and getting social welfare credits at the moment, buy voluntary PRSI contributions while also getting PRSI credits at the same time? The fact that the method of calculating entitlement to the Irish State pension is changing only makes things more confusing. So, should you start to pay voluntary PRSI contributions? This is fairly straightforward, you need 10 years of full rate contributions (520 weekly PRSI “Stamps”) to qualify for any contributory state pension.

Source: The Irish Times December 14, 2025 14:31 UTC