Ihave M.E and am thinking of moving to France.
Dec 13th 2007, 5:17 pm
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Ihave M.E and am thinking of moving to France.
Has anyone else done the same. Can you get incapacity benefit there. Any ideas on best locations etc.::
Dec 13th 2007, 6:09 pm
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Re: Ihave M.E and am thinking of moving to France.
Hi Beswick,
Welcome to the forum. I'm sure someone will be able to answer the main part of your question concerning incapacity benefit, sorry but I can't. For the last bit about best spots etc. I think you need to say what you are looking for from moving to France before anyone can really answer that
Welcome to the forum. I'm sure someone will be able to answer the main part of your question concerning incapacity benefit, sorry but I can't. For the last bit about best spots etc. I think you need to say what you are looking for from moving to France before anyone can really answer that
Dec 13th 2007, 9:00 pm
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Re: Ihave M.E and am thinking of moving to France.
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Dec 13th 2007, 9:32 pm
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Re: Ihave M.E and am thinking of moving to France.
Another benefit in France is that spa therapy is covered by many of the mutuelle's. I should imagine somewhere warm and dry would be a good location for you, semi rural and stress free?
Dec 13th 2007, 10:10 pm
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Re: Ihave M.E and am thinking of moving to France.
I'm pretty sure I've read before that incapacity benefit is transferrable to France (& Spain) if you already claim in the UK, but if I'm not mistaken if you are not of retirement age then you wont qualify for free state health care in France, and will have to take out private cover which probably wont cover you for ME
Dec 14th 2007, 8:15 am
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Re: Ihave M.E and am thinking of moving to France.
Hi Beswick,
Welcome to the forum. I'm sure someone will be able to answer the main part of your question concerning incapacity benefit, sorry but I can't. For the last bit about best spots etc. I think you need to say what you are looking for from moving to France before anyone can really answer that
Welcome to the forum. I'm sure someone will be able to answer the main part of your question concerning incapacity benefit, sorry but I can't. For the last bit about best spots etc. I think you need to say what you are looking for from moving to France before anyone can really answer that
Dec 14th 2007, 3:13 pm
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Re: Ihave M.E and am thinking of moving to France.
I think that if you have Incapacity Benefit from the UK you can get an E109 from the DWP which will give you access to the french healthcare system at 70% re-imbursement. You would then need an insurance policy covering the remaining 30%.
Dec 15th 2007, 1:18 pm
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Re: Ihave M.E and am thinking of moving to France.
I think in France ME is more commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome and is accepted as a condition eligible for incapacity benefit. Do you already claim in UK?
Another benefit in France is that spa therapy is covered by many of the mutuelle's. I should imagine somewhere warm and dry would be a good location for you, semi rural and stress free?
Another benefit in France is that spa therapy is covered by many of the mutuelle's. I should imagine somewhere warm and dry would be a good location for you, semi rural and stress free?
