Benefit Cheats in Spain

Posted on April 27, 2009 by Mike

With a national attitude in the UK that considers it OK to cheat the government it is not surprising that benefit cheats are alive and well and living in the Spanish sun. While the UK has a welfare system that is the envy of many countries expats are often able to benefit from the legislation that governs payments.

A good example of this is the winter fuel payment which providing you were registered before you left the UK is still payable to people over 60 living within the EEC. Read more(BBC)

Related posts:

  1. Winter Fuel Payment-Living Overseas
  2. End of Winter Fuel Payment for Expats?
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  • Anonymous

    It is not at all surprising that the expat benefit cheats are thriving in Spain. It starts at the top, and with the bunch of cheats that run Britain committing fraud, its not hard to see how easy it is for expats to cheat too. The ministers call themselves “Honourary” gentlemen, but there is no honour amongst thieves. It wouldn’t surprise me if once these ministers are kicked out, they have lined up 3rd homes in Spain, payed for by the british taxpayers.