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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 6:54pm
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Woody48

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Have people had to give up health benefits to live in Spain 

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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 7:20pm

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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 7:20pm

Woody48 wrote on Wed Nov 10, 2021 6:54pm:

Have people had to give up health benefits to live in Spain 

If you want to come and live here in Spain and apply for residency you have to have a years private healthcare insurance. So in effect  yes you would give up some UK benefits. However, there are some exportable benefits like carers allowance and certain disability benefits that could still be claimed, if eligible, even though you lived in Spain.

Steve 

Woody48

Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 7:48pm

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Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2021 7:48pm

tebo53 wrote on Wed Nov 10, 2021 7:20pm:

If you want to come and live here in Spain and apply for residency you have to have a years private healthcare insurance. So in effect  yes you would give up some UK benefits. However, there are some exportable benefits like carers allowance and certain disability benefits that could still b...

...e claimed, if eligible, even though you lived in Spain.

Steve 

Thank you very much for your answer 

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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:15am

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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:15am

Hi Woody 

My missus still gets ESA and PIP whilst living in Spain.

Cheers 

Steve 

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Woody48

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:33am

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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:33am

Stevec2x wrote on Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:15am:

Hi Woody 

My missus still gets ESA and PIP whilst living in Spain.

Cheers 

Steve 

Hi Steve thanks for that do you know if I have to give up my AA Attendance Allowance? 

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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:52am

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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:52am

Woody48 wrote on Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:33am:

Hi Steve thanks for that do you know if I have to give up my AA Attendance Allowance? 

Haven't a clue!

Woody48

Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:19am

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Posted: Thu Nov 11, 2021 11:19am

Stevec2x wrote on Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:52am:

Haven't a clue!

Ok Stev thanks anyway 

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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:38am

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Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2022 8:38am

Woody48 wrote on Thu Nov 11, 2021 10:33am:

Hi Steve thanks for that do you know if I have to give up my AA Attendance Allowance? 

You don't get the attendance allowance, only the carers component is exportable. 

So you would lose any benefits on the AA.

Ste

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