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Find out if you have any entitlement to claim for a disablity allowance to help you make a new life for yourself in Spain
You can continue to claim Disability Living Allowance (care component), Attendance Allowance and Carer's Allowance from the UK once you move to Spain as long as can prove that you have adhered to the following conditions:
• That you have paid national insurance contributions in the UK because of your work or you are a dependant family member of someone who does.
Or...
• You are eligible to receive a UK State Pension, Bereavement Benefit or UK sickness benefit.
Or ...
• You are a dependant of someone who is eligible to receive a UK sickness benefit.
And...
• on the date of your claim, you had spent 26 out of the previous 52 weeks in the UK.
For more information you should either visit the Department of Works & Pensions website or contact the Pension, Disability and Carer’s Service (PDCS) at exportabilityteam@dwp.gsi.gov.uk
Once you have confirmed that you are eligible you will also be able to proceed with any application through the above contact.
I have been trying to find out the information you give readily, on the government web-site, as far as I could see there is none and only you have given the exportability web-site! Thank you so much and why doesn't the government give this information readily!!!!!
Our latest article - Benefits in Spain and la Ley de dependencia - may provide you with some answers if you would like to read it by clicking HERE
My husband notified the job centre in Bridlington and wrote to work pensions to say we were coming out to spain from November 22nd to 1st May he has had his benifite suspended his incapsity and d.la. he has rang but can get not answer he has rang twice they said he has to come back to sort it out. In october 2007 the E.U. said the benifit can be paid into e.u. countries. and you are allow to live here perment. we only
came here for the winter so why has you suspendid it our doctor and specialist adv ised him to move to a warm country because he suffers with the cold and is in a lot of pain in cold weather.
we we have complied to the living in uk 52 previous sort this out
my husband had a stroke 18 months ago, but has not made any claim to the british national health, though he has paid national insurance contributions, is he entitled to anything from the Uk? He is 42 and has paid at least 20 years to the NHS. He had been living here in Spain for 5 years before his stroke. He is paralised on the left, though has been learning to walk again, and he now has fits at least 1 a month.
I had DLA in the UK. Emigrated to spain 2004 and they withdrew DLA. After 3 years of letters and appeals they gave me the DLA back arrears only till 2008. They said I had not paid enough NH contributions.I am 59, I have had confirmation from Pensions service I am entitled to a full UK state pension so why not DLA?
Marion, you should have been sent a letter notifying you of this decision. This letter shoud also have details on how you can appeal against this decision. I would do this quickly as usually you only 1 month after a decision has been passed in order to submit an appeal.
I have been receiving DLA since 2003 and moved to spain in2008 and they have taken it off me even though I worked and paid my stamp, and now they want to claim some of it back, over £2000.00 I only get my pension, what rights do I have.....
the information is now out of date cus the european commison are saying that it is illegal for uk to state that you have to spend time in uk out of the previous 53 wks. they are taking it up with government and give them 2 months to make a decsion. there is a lot of information coming out on this issue as all benefits should be paid to people living/working in eu countries without any penalties
Ann, there are some circumstances where you can still qualify to claim IB after you have moved to Spain. These are : you are not claimining any Sick Pay ; You are under pensionable age ; You have not worked because of illness in the last 28 weeks. Your claim for continued payment should be upheld providing you have paid sufficient national insurance contributions into the system previously. To check this out, and to see exactly what you need to do to continue with your claim you should discuss your personal circumstances with the Jobcentre who handles your benefit usually.
can you tell me could you take your long term incapacity with you if you ever moved out to spain
If you prefer to send a posted letter as opposed to an email, you can use the address (below) - It would probobaly be adviseable to send this as a recorded letter :
Exportability Co-ordinator,
Room C216,
Pension Disability and Carers Service,
Warbreck House,
Warbreck Hill Road,
Blackpool,
FY2 0YE
Can u tell me the address to write 2 to find out what the position regarding attendance allowance. I appealed in oct 09, live in Spain & lead cases were being heard on 3rd mar 10. There is still no decision & I would like to write personally to see if there is another way of getting a decision. I appealed in oct 09!!. If I lived in UK I would get A.A. many thanks for your help
Thanks for the answers but they are taking me round in circles. The link does not discuss INCAPACITY BENEFIT and the DWP on direct application just tell me to finish my claim here and ask in Spain. I cannot relocate without the benefit so cannot end my claim on the off chance of getting in Spain. I had hoped simply to transfer my entitlement.
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