Family allowance

[claire82]

Some fiends of mine have been living here in spain now for 2 months, they are residents and have full NIE cards.

They have 3 children under the age of 16 and would like to know if they are still able to receive their family allowance.

Does anybody know if they can, and if so the steps they must take to arrange the payments to be made in Spain.

Many thanks.........

[jane grant]

Keeping it short and sweet, family allowance is not payable to people living outside the UK unless they are 'Servants of the Crown' (Armed forces and government officials).

[katy]

According to local hearsay they use an address in the UK and carry on claiming it along with any other benefit they can lay their hands on, not forgetting to complain to everyone that they came here because the UK is yukky

[Colinm]

What is a full NIE? Is it like a driving license and I will have to do a test to get my 'provisional' NIE upgraded to a full NIE? Maybe to pass the test for a full NIE you need to claim allowances and benefits from another country.

Some fiends of mine

- I think you got that right!!!

Are they residents or are they only residing?

[worldbookday]

see Parents in Andalucia