can we afford to live in spain - Page 4

12k euros a year is 1k per mth apx, your rent even in LG will be apx 4oo eu per mth leaving 150 mth for

Hi good to hear you are both clear now,please think of the long term,with the brexit situation if I were you I would keep the UK house and rent it out,and use that to pay rent in spain,also it means you can keep a UK addy in case you need to get more treatment

The advice is Yes if you are retired and your income is 1500,00

But always think about were are you want to live,,, Inland or Sea., and thats make a lot of differents...

€1500 per month ,yes ,but shop around,don't just go to British style supermarkets who import food and put up the price 30/40%

Select from all supermarkets the best deals, shopping just in one could be more expensive, Spanish prices are cheaper by far.

Work! In this heat! What type of speciality? Odd jobs , maybe, serving in a British owned bar on the front,but learn some Spanish, don't go down the line of paying for a translator, you will never learn.Dee

I may be reading Jas's comments wrongly but 2000 Euros per annum each for health insurance, really. That's seems very expensive to me. Paul

Not 2000 each it is for a couple and obviously depends on age, existing medical conditions etc. etc.

Thanks for the reply, but where did you get the 2000 euro figure from. Paul

15 00 euros is enough, but also ask yourself if you are getting older or are about to retire and you need a lot of medical help for yourself or your partner, after being a resident you can use the local doctor, but this one not all equally good in Spain and if you then consider visiting a Private doctor then you will not get away with 1500 euros, which I want to say the medical world is a lot better in England. In proportion you have therefore lost a lot of money. greetings In ..

Hi in31, your statement that the Spanish health service is inferior to the UK health service is in contradiction to pretty much everything I've ever read or heard about the Spanish service. Is this view from personal experience. I'd love to know just how bad the service is. Paul

thanks to Chrisso50 from the RDM section

Following work by the British Ambassador, the Consul and the healthcare team, applications for the Convenio Especial are now open once again in the Andalucía region of Spain. The scheme was put on hold in the region in July last year which affected the ability of some UK nationals to register as a resident, as they needed to be on the scheme in order to meet the healthcare requirements.

If you live in Almeria, please see details from this link to a letter from the Embassy:

https://www.ecreu.com/pdfs/embassy-health-letter-july-19.pdf

The Embassy does advise that the letter only applies to Andalucía. The Convenio Especial should be functioning as normal in all other autonomous communities in Spain.

Dear Partners,
You may be aware that the Servicio Andaluz de Salud has recently changed its policy regarding the application of the Convenio Especial in the region. We understand this has been an important issue for UK nationals in the region, in particular for residents who are early-retirees, and for those who are in the process of trying to complete their residency paperwork. With that in mind, we thought you might find it useful to receive some information about the current situation regarding the Convenio Especial in Andalusia.

Background information:
• The Convenio Especial was put on hold in July 2018, after Andalusia began implementing the new Royal Decree-Law for Universal Healthcare. Those who were paying into the Convenio Especial were transferred over to the Universal Healthcare system, and applications for the Convenio Especial were closed.

• The Convenio Especial is a key way to access healthcare, particularly for the early retiree group who aren’t working, but aren’t yet claiming a state pension either. You can be accepted on the scheme if you have pre-existing conditions, so if you can’t get private health insurance because of your medical history then this is a good option for you.

• The Convenio Especial can also be used as proof of access to healthcare for the purposes of residency applications.

• Prescription costs are not subsidised on this scheme, they are charged at 100%.

• To be eligible to apply you need to have lived in Spain for a minimum of one year (and be able to prove this – see our blog for further details) and currently registered on the padrón.

Current situation (July 2019):
The Servicio Andaluz de Salud has confirmed that applications for the Convenio Especial in Andalusia are now open.
For more details about eligibility requirements and the application process, we have written and published a blog on our healthcare website which gives clear and detailed information for UK nationals who wish to apply for the scheme. Any UK national who encounters difficulties in applying for the Convenio Especial can contact our Healthcare Team (part of the UK Department of Health and Social Care) based in the British Embassy, Madrid:
[email protected]
placing ‘PLEASE CONTACT ME’ in the subject line.

Should you have any further queries relating to the Convenio Especial, or any other healthcare related queries, please do not hesitate to contact us using the contact details above.

We hope you find this information useful
Yours sincerely,

Alexis Aguilera, DHSC/DWP International Teams, Spain & Portugal

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