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State Pension Amount
Re: State Pension Amount
by Adey » Wed Dec 07, 2022 5:52 pm
Gustav wrote:I thought ex pat british,spanish residents,
Didn't qualify for the uk winter fuel allowance.
I believe if you were in receipt of winter fuel allowance before you moved to Spain, then you got to keep it, although the rules could well have changed.
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Re: State Pension Amount
by winktype » Wed Dec 07, 2022 6:17 pm
Gustav wrote:I thought ex pat british,spanish residents,
Didn't qualify for the uk winter fuel allowance.
Correct as far as I know?
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Re: State Pension Amount
by camionpilot » Wed Dec 07, 2022 6:51 pm
winktype wrote:Why would you expect to get 2 pension payments within 1 week of each other???? It would help if you answered the question as to whether you are a UK resident. That would help identify the second payment. I received my UK pension plus my oap winter fuel top up within a few days of each other.
I am a resident also lost my wf payment last year ..! I am still puzzled about the 2 payments.
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Re: State Pension Amount
by jpeg » Wed Dec 07, 2022 6:56 pm
I was getting WFP in UK before I became a Spanish resident but never received WFP after
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Re: State Pension Amount
by Bee » Wed Dec 07, 2022 7:14 pm
I understood from original poster that their pension was less this month/week for some reason but as other posters have said it may be their winter fuel allowance rather than their pension. The WFA is very generous this year. Gone from €200 to €500. It is always lodged separately to pension.
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Re: State Pension Amount
by jpeg » Wed Dec 07, 2022 7:16 pm
Adey wrote:Gustav wrote:I thought ex pat british,spanish residents,
Didn't qualify for the uk winter fuel allowance.
I believe if you were in receipt of winter fuel allowance before you moved to Spain, then you got to keep it, although the rules could well have changed.
You cannot get the payment if you live in Cyprus, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Malta, Portugal or Spain because the average winter temperature is higher than the warmest region of the UK.
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Re: State Pension Amount
by jpeg » Wed Dec 07, 2022 7:17 pm
Bee wrote:I understood from original poster that their pension was less this month/week for some reason but as other posters have said it may be their winter fuel allowance rather than their pension. The WFA is very generous this year. Gone from €200 to €500. It is always lodged separately to pension.
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You cannot get the payment if you live in Cyprus, France, Gibraltar, Greece, Malta, Portugal or Spain because the average winter temperature is higher than the warmest region of the UK.
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Re: State Pension Amount
by Bee » Wed Dec 07, 2022 7:25 pm
Thanks Fred. I know that came in a few years ago as I remember the debate on here. Neither can you get the WFA if they consider you haven't sufficient ties to UK although you may be getting a UK pension having worked there for a few years. WfA is generally paid to those who have been working or living in UK for most of their working lives. I have a small pension from UK but don't qualify for WFA. On the other hand my sister, who lives in Ireland also, is entitled to WFA due to the number of years she contributed to the N.I
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Re: State Pension Amount
by Chrisdee » Wed Dec 07, 2022 8:57 pm
Just found this from Govt uK, Spain's not on the list
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 26 September 1956
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
Eligible countries
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
When to claim
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 26 September 1956
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
Eligible countries
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Croatia
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
Germany
Hungary
Iceland
Ireland
Italy
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Netherlands
Norway
Poland
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Sweden
Switzerland
When to claim
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Re: State Pension Amount
by Darro » Wed Dec 07, 2022 9:51 pm
France would have absolutely been on the list if the UK hadn't included the overseas territories to artificially raise the temperature average!
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