Can you claim any benefits in Spain if your moving there permanently if so which ones ,can any one help ?

Question

Can you claim any benefits in Spain if your moving there permanently if so which ones ,can any one help ?

Answer 1

You can claim child benefit for up to six months but many people still have a UK contact address and continue to claim therafter, not legal of course.

Answer 2

You seem to be OK if you are retired - but if not a grey area

Answer 3

Have a look at this website it should give you all the information you need

Benefits

12. Jobseeker's Allowance

13. Statutory Maternity Pay

14. Maternity Allowance

15. Statutory Sick Pay

16. Incapacity Benefit

17. Severe Disablement Allowance

18. Attendance Allowance, Carer's Allowance, Working Tax Credit, Disability Living Allowance

19. Benefits for accidents at work and for occupational diseases

20. State Pension

21. Winter Fuel Payments

22. Widows' benefits and bereavement benefits

23. Benefits for children

24. Benefits for children where one or both of their parents have died

25. Pension Credit, Income Support and income-based Jobseeker's Allowance

26. Benefits from other EEA countries

27. How to claim benefits

https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/fac...

Anna

Answer 4

It depends on whether you are entitled to benefits in this country.  The best thing you can do is go along to your nearest jobcentre for some decent advice, or the citizens advice bureaux.  good luck :)

Answer 5

If you are refering to UK benefits then you can claim pension as previously stated. And believe it or not if you have been claiming unemployment benefit for some time in the UK you will also be entitled to go to any other EU country and still receive your benefit whilst actively seeking work there. Ask the Inland Revenue for Overseas Residents in Newcastle they will be very helpful and inform you fully.

However if you are refering to Spanish benefits, no sorry we don't have that luxury here in Spain!!