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There are over 500,000 UK Ex-pats living in France and Spain many of whom are retired old age pensioners.

About 10 years ago Iain Duncan Smith called for wealthy pensioners who do not need benefit payments such as winter fuel allowance and free bus passes benefit payments should voluntarily hand back the money to the government. I would enjoy reading the audited statistics of the money repaid.

Shock horror when all UK Ex-Pats living in France and Spain had their Winter Fuel Allowance cancelled.

The then Work and Pensions Secretary explained that calculations were made on official temperature figures for each country, based on a five month winter that represents the coldest time of the year in the UK, matching existing criteria used by the government for other forms of cold weather payment.

In response to questions about recognising the variance of temperatures depending on altitude and region, Mr Duncan Smith said the government had looked at a system of weighting temperatures for areas with heavy populations of British pensioners, as opposed to calculating using figures for each whole country. But as the highest concentrations of British pensioners were often found in the warmer parts of European countries, it would have meant at least as many countries would be excluded as under the adopted scheme, if not more.

On the complaint that warmer overseas territories of countries like France, Spain and Portugal had skewed the results for British pensioners in those countries, the Work Minister said that European law would have to be changed for France’s Caribbean islands, Spain’s Canary Islands and Portugal’s Atlantic islands not to be included in the calculations.

The changes implemented including the system of weighting meant that the measurement of temperature was altered to suit the new criteria thus denying UK Ex-Pat pensioners the Winter Fuel Allowance

For those of us UK Ex-pats that live full-time in France and Spain

we know just how cold the winter months may be.

Please view my UK government petition

https://petition.parliament.uk/petitions/647060

 to try and reinstate our much needed benefit to keep warm in winter and please inform others that may support the petition. 

Please I will like to know if they is a hair dresser for rent. I am a hair dresser and beauty. I will like to have my own place in 2024. Thanks for your help. Best regards

Me and my partner were in Salou 19 years ago, we are going back in October we went to beautiful restaurant beside beach, it has all sliding doors right on the beach, the beach had a little slope down to it could you tell us name if restaurant please if you know thanking you 

Cheapest taxi from reus airport to Salou suggestions

Does anyone know where one can buy knitting materials near L'Amettla?

Pink childs hearing aid lost between 5pm and 6.30pm somewhere between Golden avienda Hotel and "the red lion" bar  on sat 30th Sept 23.

Hi does anyone have a garage in Segur de Calafell we could rent over winter?

We are having a new kitchen fitted and need somewhere to store bicycles and beach paraphilia over the winter months so the new kitchen can be delivered and stored in our garage.

Thanks 🤞

Are there any suggestions for a builder/company for this project?

Hi I’ve lost some Barcelona kits in bad in a taxi she’s 56 and has a kid called Julie anyone drop it off to Best Negresco hotel in Salou reward will be handed thanks 

Lost iPhone 13 Pro Max (with floral case) on Friday 08/09 - we were picked up at the main taxi rank & believe it fell into the boot of the taxi when we folded the pushchair. We were taken to H10 Mediteranean Village hotel. It was at approx 10pm. Will pay postage to England. Really wish to get it back as it has precious photos of my grandson on it. Many Thanks in anticipation, Lisa