Benefit Reduction for UK Expats

Quite a few British expats now find themselves subject to yet another UK Government crackdown. This time its not pensions but benefits in the form of welfare handouts that are being targeted.

While the British government refuses to pay certain allowances to British expats living in the EU it continues to pay welfare benefits to migrant EU workers based in the UK.

"The European Court of Justice ruled in 2007 that benefits such as the disability allowance were “exportable” and should continue to be paid even when an individual leaves his country of origin and moves to another member state. Yet despite the ruling, the UK Government has stuck with its policy of withholding the payments – prompting a warning from the European Commission that unless Britain falls into line by the end of this month, ministers will be dragged back into court and forced to defend their decisions." Read more...........(Telegraph)