Have to agree to disagree.

Our GOVERMENT does not give any handouts at all.

Don't worry-Pete's response is down to a fear of the truth

So here are my reasons for staying/living in UK

1) I am English and want to live in England
2) I can be in my holiday property on Lake Windermere in just one hour
3) I can speak the local language
4) I like the climate (it is not too hot)
5) I can make money from UK property
6) The golf courses are not built on the side of mountains
7) I can watch my lifelong football team (Bolton Wanderers)
8) I don't have to worry about transferring UK money (pensions etc)
9) I am near all my family
10) I don't destroy the environment by flying out to Spain all the time

And my reasons for not buying/living in Spain

1) I will not make any money from buying in Spain
2) It is too hot
3) It costs too much to get there and back (both financially and environmentally)
4) There is no cricket
5) I can't be arsed learning a new language at my age
6) There ain't a great deal of demand for Economic Regeneration specialists
7) I don't want to clean pools
8) I don't want to clean holiday apartments
9) I don't want to run a bar
10) It is cheaper to rent than buy

Spain is a nice place to holiday for one or tw0 weeks, but liver there, no way.

Just my humble opinion of course

Kevin

Makes you wonder why he is on here doesnt it

He probably has a holiday home not a permanent residence.

Oh , but thats in Lake Windermere wasnt it ?

And Spain he says is only good for 1 or 2 weeks

See the title for the thread

We live on that per month.

So how come we have a letter saying that because we are Spanish Residents we can noi longer access the NHS??

But means-tested State Benefits are for those who don't have enough to live on.

If your Nan is over that threshold then she is deemed to have enough to live on.

My husband and I have a tiny income of £7.5k per year (which is one of the reasons we live in Spain). However, we have savings above the threshold set for means-tested benefits.

If we were to come back to the UK we would mot be entitled to any means-tested benefits, in spite of only having a small income; we would be expected to use our savings un til they went below the threshold.

Much as I don't like it, I see no reason why other taxpayers should subsidize us when we have the means to pay ourselves.

I must add; my husband IS a taxpayer to the UK.

Technically you can't, but that doesn't mean that plenty of people don't. My neighbours in Spain reguarly head back to the UK for op's etc. Also when someone goes into a hospital in the UK for treatment (esp emergency) they are not automatically quized about their legal entitlement to it and made prove their resident status unlike Spain, where I have on more than occasion being turned away for treatment (that I needed) because I couldn't pay.

I ought to point out that it is of course totally illegal to use the NHS for normal treatment whilst you are a resident in Spain, and should you be caught at it you will be made to pay for any treatment you have received. I have read though that certain services for emergency treatment are covered, but I cant remember if it covers everything (i.e. accomodation in hospital)

In Spain of course you need to contribute to the system to get healthcare, be over retirement age, or have temporary cover under an E106 (or apparantly live in the Valencia region)

I'm not condoning what they do. I used to get quite wound up about it especially when sick (as I never did it, infact I've only been to the doctor once since returning)! One of them recently had extensive back surgery in the UK and her husband is a resident with a contacted job in a ligit company.

beats me why anyone would want an op in an English hospital, with all the infections about and reports of general lack of cleanliness, not to mention the terrible food,(i once worked in a hospital kitchen so i know what i'm talking about) H.G needs an op and he's waiting until we're in Spain!