Then you do not understand the agreement with your question . As I said earlier it has to do with portability of your pension points earned .
Of course there are other advantages with the social agreement .
Norway would be not paying any pension for the situation you mention . If the Australian was choosing to live in Norway then the Australian state pension fund would be obligated to pay without returning to Australia .
Not much hope in that with her out of the country . The woman would need to get to Australia for being offered a pension with there draconian portability rules .
You never mentioned the exit from the European Union as one of the reasons for the UK slip in prosperity .
In my opinion that is the main reason and the reasons you mention are not real .
What i do is cut up the furniture to a size that will fit into a 36x28 plastic bag . I do not make each bag weigh too much as the rubbish collectors will not take the bag . I avoid putting many bags at the same time and wait until the next collection days .
I sometimes use stronger bags that are more costly . The collectors like that as they will recover the bags and sell them .
What happens to people that have paid into the pension scheme through taxation that can not afford to return to Australia ?
There are huge holes in there draconian rules to get what you have paid for .
A shame for a country that has relied on immigration for growth the past 80 years or more .
The 35 years is to qualify for the full pension . There may well be a minimum of years to qualify for any pension at all .
If you have lived out of Australia then you must live there for two years to qualify for the pension for portability . I am not sure if you would receive a pension when you arrive back .
There draconian rules apply to Australian and non Australian citizens .
Australia has a number of countries they have agreements with that can change matters . Thailand is not one of them and that includes the UK .
I have no desire to live in Australia to receive the pension what I paid for . They have changed the rules and are robbing thousands of people . Something needs to be done to make the Australian government to pay up .
I noticed that when living in Norway that if a house went up in flames then the local gossip was that it must of been a insurance job .
People have the same attitude to PTSD claims .
Thank you for the reply . I have a good understanding of self leveling cement My question was if anyone has used the product in the photo which they call semi self leveling .
The price for a 50 kg bag is 158 baht compared to most 25 kg bags of self leveling cement costing around 600 baht .
I bought 20 bags and I will soon make a start on the leveling up a bad concrete job . If the product is working well I will of saved a lot of money .
20 minutes from Chiang Mai.
The house has 5 short term rentals .
All utilities are paid from the rental income .
Slowly building a 6th unit for rent.
Rental income is a good hedge against a stronger baht.
I live for far less than 600,000 baht . Well under 200,000 baht . I have 600,000 baht in pension income plus i have income from rent . The property is unincumbered . Rental income covers all electricity and any improvements .
I use Lavada very often as it saves me explaining to a shop what i want to buy .
My most recent purchase and the most expensive buy was a Grundfos pressure pump CMB 46PT24.
The local stores were wanting 23900 baht for the pump . Ordering on Lazada the price was 18900 baht with the freight .
Pump works very well .
Airbnb avoid bad publicity .
This post is bad publicity for people considering using Airbnb when in Thailand.
I have been hosting now for 3 years and always obtain a TM30 for foreign guests