Comments on: Claiming benefits in Lanzarote

By: admin

admin — Sun, 06 Feb 2011 10:14:55 +0000

Hi Roisin – you’re local benefits office will be able to tell you if it is transferable. But I do know there isn’t the equivalent here. If you are counting on that moeny to help you survive here… then I would wait until you have a bit of a nestegg behind you honey. It’s not the place to be skint.

Elle xx

By: roisin

roisin — Sat, 05 Feb 2011 21:37:42 +0000

hi,
just wondering if you know if an irish citizen living in lanzarote is entitled to child benefit?we have 3 children are are in the process of buying a leasehold in lanzarote,we recieve 440euro per month here in child benefit.
regards
roisin.

By: admin

admin — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:30:41 +0000

HI Yvonne. You would need to have paid into the system here for some time already in order to claim benefits. However I have heard of some people who’ve been able to get certain benefits transferred over from the UK. Whether this is possible foy you personally I cannot answer… but would advise you to speak to your local benefits agency. They will know.

Just to warn you though – Lanzarote is not a good place to be skint in… so I would advise that you consider the move VERY carefully before making the leap.

Elle xx

By: yvonne kearns

yvonne kearns — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:27:45 +0000

can Iclaim a one parent benefit if I live in Lanzarote wih mydaughter aged 14 years.

thanks Yvonne kearns, co corkIreland

By: yvonne kearns

yvonne kearns — Mon, 07 Jun 2010 10:26:49 +0000

canyou claim a one parent benefit in lanzarote, if so wha is the payment in total one mother and daughter aged 14 years

thanks yvonne kearns

By: admin

admin — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:47:48 +0000

Sure thing Phil, and thanks for the praise.

We would highly recommend that people have enough money to allow themselves time to settle in and support themselves whilst they eithr find a job or set themselves up in business. It’s a small island… and jobs are few and far between.

Elle x

By: LBS Phil

LBS Phil — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:39:45 +0000

Elle

I am so glad that you have put this piece together. As an resident here I was very glad to know that the benefits system in Spain is much tighter than of that in the UK (something the UK government could take a lesson on).
In these tough economic times we should be welcoming people to Lanzarote (and indeed across Spain) to work hard and bring new ideas, innovation and more. Spain currently has the highest rate of unemployment in Europe close to 3.5 million people (Oct 09) and this doesn’t include the numbers of people that are not “in the system”.
If you want to relocate to Lanzarote then check out your finances and employment prospects first or consider your own business.

Phil Burch