By Adam Woodward •
Updated: 29 Aug 2024 • 14:38 • 1 minute read
The EuroCitizens group which aims to defend the European citizenship rights of Britons in Spain and Spaniards in Britain, has just received an update about pension claims for Brits living abroad.
The letter, from the outgoing UK Ambassador to Spain, Hugh Elliot, is regarding UK pensioners in Spain over 80 years of age. It highlights that those over 80 who claim a state pension need to send a ‘life certificate’ to the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
UK ambassador thanks expat groups in Spain for helping the British community
As a direct result of continued efforts between the Embassy and social groups in Spain, the Ambassador recognises that the amount of certificates already received has received a significant boost. He also went on to say that there was also an increase in all age groups updating their contact information with the DWP, and he thanked the groups for their support and dissemination of this key information.
The embassy will also be running some upcoming campaigns to encourage other age groups to do the same in coming months. Brits in Spain can check their contact detail status at the DWP website.
Sign up for personalised news
Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox!
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don’t already have one. Review our
Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Passionate about music, food and the arts. After being completely immersed in the Spanish way of life for 25 years, I now share my knowhow and experience with you.
The link to the DWP website at the end of the article produces a 404 page not found error.
Hi Martyn, Thank you for taking the time to point that out. The article link has now been fixed.
Than you for the link, but you have to phone (good luck I waited 25 minutes and gave up) or send a letter, I notified the inland revenue when i purchased my villa in October 2023, assuming that covered all tax related issues, it didn’t, in this day and age, they do not have an email address, unbelievable, so after the talk about paperless communication and the environment, we all have to post a letter to them, this I did after not receiving my pension increase notification around March this year, two letters later, still no idea if they have updated my address from U.k to beautiful Spain, an absolute joke.
Known as the PEOPLE’S PAPER, Euro Weekly News is the leading English language newspaper in Spain. And it’s FREE!
Covering the Almeria, Axarquia, Costa Blanca North, Costa Blanca South, Costa del Sol , Costa Calida, Mallorca and beyond, EWN supports and inspires the individuals, neighbourhoods, and communities we serve, by delivering news with a social conscience. Whether it’s local news in Spain, UK news or international stories, we are proud to be the voice for the expat communities who now call Spain home.
With around half a million print readers a week and over 1.5 million web views per month, EWN has the biggest readership of any English language newspaper in Spain. The paper prints over 150 news stories a week with many hundreds more on the web – no one else even comes close.
Our publication has won numerous awards over the last 25 years including Best Free Newspaper of the Year (Premios AEEPP), Company of the Year (Costa del Sol Business Awards) and Collaboration with Foreigners honours (Mijas Town Hall). All of this comes at ZERO cost to our readers. All our print and online content always has been and always will be FREE OF CHARGE.
Sign up for personalised news
Subscribe to our Euro Weekly News alerts to get the latest stories into your inbox!
By signing up, you will create a Euro Weekly News account if you don’t already have one. Review our Privacy Policy for more information about our privacy practices.
Close
