EU and Attendance Allowance

allen35

Hi

Any info; welcome.

Can a German national who has lived here for more than 10 years claim AA despite receiving his State pension from Germany or would he have to claim the equivalent(if there is one) in Germany despite being habitually resident in the UK.

bll78

Looking at the eligibility requirements around where you need to live below they'd qualify

• be in Great Britain when you claim - there are some exceptions, eg members and family members of the Armed Forces
• have been in the Great Britain for at least 2 of the last 3 years
• be habitually resident in the UK, Ireland, Isle of Man or the Channel Islands
• not be subject to immigration control (unless you’re a sponsored immigrant)

whodathunkit

Does Germany fund your healthcare in the UK?

allen35

Thanks Bll

I'm sure there's an issue regarding who pays his state pension, his claim has been made exempt, no reasons yet though.

Looking up myself is a bit sketchy regarding whose responsible to pay his benefits, it seems the country where you're liable for tax and NI is responsible, which i believe would be Germany due to receiving a taxable benefit from that country.

But.... Is there a discrimination issue.....

I might be looking too much into the negatives.

allen35

whodathunkit wrote: »

Does Germany fund your healthcare in the UK?

Thanks W, don't have that info' but why do you think this would be a problem?

Any thoughts appreciated.

whodathunkit

If Germany funds his pension and healthcare (via an S1 form) then I believe that they are responsible for paying any disability benefits. Certainly that's the way it works for retired Brits living in other EU countries, who can claim AA from the UK.