They took the valuable Winter Fuel Allowance away and left up with this pathetic gift!

This was the other link I found which mentions those resident in the EU
https://www.gov.uk/christmas-bonus/further-information

Not had mine yes, Boo Hoo. Did get my winter fuel payment though.

Hey you, that is worth far more so stop rubbing it in. That sort of attitude could get you a holiday from BE.

Rosemary

Neither the bonus or (promised) winter fuel payment yet!

Another show off about the winter fuel!!!!! You may not have received it yet but the mere fact that you are expecting to have it in your pocket is something to keep quiet about if you value your membership.

Rosemary

Steve

Being British I got my £10
Non of this funny foreign funny money.
😉

Don't understand why some are getting winter fuel allowance:-

If you live abroad

If you do not live in the UK, you’re only eligible for the Winter Fuel Payment if:

• you moved to an eligible country before 1 January 2021
• you were born before 25 September 1957
• you have a genuine and sufficient link to the UK - this can include having lived or worked in the UK, and having family in the UK

the list excludes Spain

https://www.gov.uk/winter-fuel-payme...ou-live-abroad

I can only assume the UK Gov has not registered those people receiving as living in Spain

Bullet point 1 covers overseas eligibility.

Not sure anyone living in Spain has claimed to be receiving (or due) it.

I fear that I (& a.n. other(s)), who don't live in Spain, have caused some confusion!

I don't understand this one either. I don't receive a winter fuel allowance, I've never applied for one, but does this mean that I could be eligible for one

I moved to an eligible country before 1 January 2021, I was born before 25 September 1957, I have lived in, worked in and still have family in the UK.

The UK government knows where I live, and where I lived (not in the UK) before that.

I receive a state pension from the UK, I do not have an S1 from the UK.

I have an NT tax code from HMRC.

I have absolutely no intention of applying for a winter fuel allowance from the UK, but could I?

Just seen Red Eric's and Finknottle's posts come in as I'm typing; I understand that Spain is not on the list of eligible countries, so this is maybe not the place to discuss.

In order to provide some clarification (hopefully) mikelincs used to live in Spain but is now in the UK so he has the winter fuel allowance. Fredbargate lives in Gibraltar which is a UK territory so that maybe why he receives it but he may tell us differently-

Rosemary

Ah well, we're here now, so why not?

You could apply but my wild stab in the dark is that you may well not be met with success, assuming I'm right in thinking that you've worked and paid SS contributions in another EEA country. SS co-ordination rules would (I think) make you the prime rsponsibility of one of your other countries of residence - either the current one or the one you last worked in, if you've never worked where you now live, so although you're perfectly eligible to receive UK State Pension based on past payments, other exportable benefits (such as WFP) would not be available to you.

I could be wrong on that, though. Only one way to find out, and you've ruled it out ​​​​​†‹â€‹.

Thanks so much for the reminder, I would say that your wild stab in the dark is spot on; in my case (not ever previously having paid SS in Belgium) the competent country in SS terms under EU/EEA regs is Switzerland. Which is why I have to pay a sodding fortune for my S1.

If I asked the Swiss for help with winter fuel, they'd likely suggest chopping up and burning any wooden furniture, using only an approved wood-burner, manufactured by some outfit based somewhere like Schwyz or Aargau, only available on a rental basis to non-residents.