India-UK Social Security Agreement: DCC limits double contributions; five-year rule explained

Historically, the two countries did not have a bilateral social security agreement as against the other European countries with whom India has a Social Security Agreement (SSA) i.e.

Belgium, Germany, France, Switzerland, the Netherlands, Denmark, Finland, Luxembourg, Portugal and Sweden.

Against this backdrop, social security became an important part of the broader India-UK economic trade discussions.

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Source attribution: Times of India – Business.

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