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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
I think it goes to show that a lot more people want to come to Britain than the other way round. I obtained these figures from a Government minister, but Google says:
There are 3.6 million people from the EU living here:
https://www.the3million.org.uk
And this says that there are 1.3 million British people living in the EU:
https://fullfact.org/europe/how-many...-eu-countries/
AIUI, pensioners who have settled in Spain pay 24% of their income in tax (there are no personal allowances or deductions), so they will be paying something even on a modest income. Also, unless exempt, they pay €157 a month (up from €60 a month for those under 65) and 100% of any prescription costs.
I suppose it depends on what is wrong with them and what is available with the Spanish healthcare system. If it's too expensive, they are still entitled to use the UK NHS. If any EU nationals need expensive healthcare whilst in the UK, I doubt that they could be attended to by their home country; the whole thing is so very one sided. |
No, you didn't.
If you wrote to a Minister, the request for information would have been handled by a junior Aide, who would have asked for the information from the relevant department, and then the Aide would have replied to you with the information (on behalf of the Minister and the Department). It's extremely, extremely unlikely that the Minister has any idea you asked for this information.
If you did it through their Constituency Office, just substitute "Researcher" for "junior Aide"..,.