RPSM13100120 - Technical Pages: International: Enhancement: Non-residence factor: Non-residence after 5 April 2006

Basic principles: non-residence after 5 April 2006

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An individual who has an arrangement under a registered pension scheme has to be a relevant overseas individual during any part of an active membership period to qualify for a non-residence lifetime allowance enhancement.

The individual's lifetime allowance will be enhanced by a factor that is called a non-residence factor. That is calculated by dividing the amount of contributions to, or accrual under, the individual's pension arrangement during that part-period by the standard lifetime allowance for the tax year in which that part-period ends.

RPSM13100130 sets out what is an active membership period.

RPSM13100140 and RPSM13100150 set out who is and who is not a relevant overseas individual.

It is possible to be a relevant overseas individual during more than one part of an active membership period relating to the same pension arrangement. For example, an individual could work overseas for 5 years, return to the UK for a year and then work overseas for another 5 years. That individual's lifetime allowance will be enhanced by the aggregate of the non- residence factors calculated separately for each of those part-periods under that arrangement.

RPSM13100240 to RPSM13100310 explain how the non-residence factor is calculated for each type of pension arrangement.

Glossary ( RPSM20000000)