daughter and grandson thinking of moving to Spain

caris

Our daughter and her son are thinking of moving to Spain, she has already seen a rental property and the let is for 11 months, but she has been told that she can extend this time. She is planning on getting a full-time job in Spain, but to start off with she will be on Job Seekers, she would like to know if there is any housing benefit over there until she finds employment, any info for her would be greatly appreciated

Scarlett1

I dont think you can claiming housing benefit to live abroad, you would have to be a UK resident

healy

I dont think she can get JSA whilst living in Spain either.

krisskross

oh dear, this really is not a good idea unless she can speak fluent Spanish.

There is no benefit systm as such in Spain and although I understand that run on JSA is possible, it will be mega difficult unless you speak Spanish. I don't think there is such a thing as housing benefit.

Legal work is difficult to find,unless your daughter has a real skill and can work for herself. Bar work is usually the only option for unskilled. this pays about €5 an hour. Would this be enough to pay rent, utilities etc?

However I am sure she has thought of all this. When we lived in Spain we had an income of approx €1000 a month. No rent to pay. We didn't have much left over at the end of each month and we didn't run a car although we did like to eat out a couple of times a week.

Hope all goes well for her.

Oldernotwiser

I doubt if anyone will want to rent a house to her if she has no income. It would be better if she got a job first and then moved near to her job. How old is her son?

krisskross

Just to add that you are not even allowed to claim child benefit unless the child is domiciled in England.

seven-day-weekend

She will not be able to claim HB in Spain, nor Child Benefit and unless she has worked in the UK for the last two tax years will not have any medical cover until she starts paying into the Spanish system. If she is on Incapacity Benefit, she can continue to claim that, provididng she continues to meet all the criteria, and if she claims this benefit she WILL be covered for medical care in Spain.

I heard only the other day that you have to be resident in Spain for ten years before you can claim Spanish unemployment benefit.

Also be prepared that most lets in Spain are only for eleven months as after this time the tenants get extra rights.

As regards jobs, unless she speaks fluent Spanish, she is not likely to find a job very quickly, other than in the expat community, and then usually minimum wage.

http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/BritonsLivingAbroad/Moneyabroad/DG_4000102

http://www.dwp.gov.uk/lifeevent/benefits/housing_benefit.asp

Sorry I can't be more positive, but there is also no point in not being realistic. She needs some means of supporting herself and paying her rent without relying on benefits.

Kazzajr

Seems a bit strange to move abroad without a job or savings, certainly not something I would do especially not with a child.

krisskross wrote: »

Just to add that you are not even allowed to claim child benefit unless the child is domiciled in England.

I receive child benefit and neither myself nor my child live in England.

krisskross

Kazzajr wrote: »

Seems a bit strange to move abroad without a job or savings, certainly not something I would do especially not with a child.





I receive child benefit and neither myself nor my child live in England.

Ah but I expect your partner works for a UK company and pays income tax and NI. I knew families in Spain where one of them was in the forces or worked on the oil rigs etc when it is perfectly legal to continue receiving child benefit.

debsy42

krisskross wrote: »

Ah but I expect your partner works for a UK company and pays income tax and NI. I knew families in Spain where one of them was in the forces or worked on the oil rigs etc when it is perfectly legal to continue receiving child benefit.

Think it's cos they live in Scotland :rolleyes:

krisskross

krisskross wrote: »

Just to add that you are not even allowed to claim child benefit unless the child is domiciled in England.

Sorry should of course said UK. Although now Scotland and Wales have their own parliaments there are certain matters that do not apply to the whole of the UK.