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

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