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Before taking your plans of retiring to Spain seriously, it is recommended to call on the DWP to check that they are prepared to transfer your pension and any benefits overseas. Sadly we have heard reports that people are not treated in a uniform manner and therefore we recommend that you are fully prepared when you talk to them, and that you argue your case vigorously. Contact details
You will need to contact the
DWP to get a E121 form (click
Healthcare and link to 'Applying
& Receiving State Healthcare - Pensioners')
You have every right to your pension paid overseas and once one
of you is registered with the Spanish Social Security (I.N.S.S.), then
other family members may also benefit from free healthcare as well under
the same application.
Remember: Retirement age in
Spain for both Men and Women is 65.
Therefore you may of course transfer your pension and benefits over to
Spain, but if you are relying on an older wife to hit pensionable age
first (i.e. 60yrs in the UK), then you will have to reconsider as she
will not be entitled to free prescriptions and unfinanced healthcare
until she is 65. Until that time you may wish to go down either the
E106, EHIC or private healthcare route. (see section on
Healthcare)
This is the area of greatest confusion and dispute with the DWP and it is this area which we recommend that you are most prepared for. In general, if you are retiring to Spain then these are the benefits you normally CAN take with you:
Benefits that you normally CANNOT take with you:
Ironically the Winter Fuel Allowance DOES get paid to most of the 60.000 British pensioners that have taken up Spanish retirement. Well it can get pretty chilly inland anyway!! Healthcare Costs Often Not Covered
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www.RetirementSpain.com is a website dedicated to the provision of up to date information for anyone considering retiring to Spain. It is sponsored by Integrated Relocation Spain SL. a limited Spanish registered company at Calle Sierra Bermeja 4-1 2, 11311 P.Nuevo de Guardiaro, Cadiz, Spain ( Head Office, with other offices in Estepona and Murcia. Tel: 0034 664 700 799 (Fax: 00 34 956695949), or 0871 8714687 from the UK direct. Integrated Relocation Spain Employees have over 50 years experience in relocating families and retirees throughout the UK and Spain. All Spanish employees are regulated by the industry association EURA, and officers are trained to offer professional advice in many different languages. Click HERE to contact a Spanish Retirement Professional, or visit the website at www.integratedrelocationspain.com |
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Web: www.retirementspain.com E.mail: info@retirementspain.com Telephone: (0034) 664 700 799 Head Office Address: Calle Sierra Bermeja 4, 1-2, 1311 P.Nuevo de Guardiaro, Cadiz, Spain. CONTACT: Mrs.Rhona HUTCHINSON ( Managing Director). |
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