The provisions of the agreement that permit people to qualify for benefits based on
combined U.S. and U.K. coverage credits apply to the following types of benefits:
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U.S. retirement, survivors and disability benefits. The agreement does not apply to
U.S. Medicare benefits or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) payments.
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U.K. retirement, survivors and disability benefits. The agreement does not apply to
other contributory benefit programs, such as those shown below in section B., or the
non-contributory benefit programs such as National Health Service or family allowance
supplements.