Incapacity Benefit Review in Spain

black_paw

just been reading thism very interesting a whole year has gone by !

cassie_c

seven-day-weekend wrote: »

Yes, you can move; we had been in Spain a few months before we even applied for ours.

Did you have to let them know you were out there?

seven-day-weekend

Yes, I wrote them a letter with our National Insurance numbers on and told them when we'd moved to Spain and asked if we were entitled to the E106 or E121 to entitle us to Healthcare.

I got an E106 because I had paid enough NI Contributions immediately before leaving for Spain; my husband got the E121 as he is on IB.

When my E106 ran out two years later, I rang them and they added my name to my husband's E121 as his dependent.

And yes, you do have to let them know you have gone because if you are Spanish resident (which you are automatically if you live there for longer than six months a year), then you are no longer entitled to British NHS care other than for emergencies sustained when you are actually in the UK.

cassie_c

Thank you for that - you've clarified a lot for me. I'll let the forum know how we get on as I'm sure that others will find the info useful.

seven-day-weekend

Just to let the forum know my husband 'passed' his medical and his IB will continue to be paid.

Heard in October 2009!