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if a uk resident has a child in the uk and then moves abroad to live to a non european country.can you continue to claim child benefit
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I read an article similar to this in the sun a few weeks back about mothers living in Poland recieving child benefit.
I read an article similar to this in the sun a few weeks back about mothers living in Poland recieving child benefit.
I read about this Polish couple too.
Apparently the husband works in the UK and the mum and child live in Poland - he claims CB and is about to receive CTC and WTC as well. The child goes to private school!
This, IMO, is completely wrong. If you claim for a child then that child should have to live with the claimant. It seems ridiculous too me that this can happen
Apparently the husband works in the UK and the mum and child live in Poland - he claims CB and is about to receive CTC and WTC as well. The child goes to private school!
This, IMO, is completely wrong. If you claim for a child then that child should have to live with the claimant. It seems ridiculous too me that this can happen
The claimant has to be resident in the UK.
An EEA national who qualifies as resident in the UK can claim child benefit for a child abroad because the residence test is not applied to the child.
Freedom of movement and access to welfare benefits applies to Britons abroad. If a Briton moves to Poland they can apply for the appropriate benefits in that country. The benefits are, of course, less generous abroad.
Interestingly, child benefit is not means-tested in the UK whereas it is dependent on income in Poland.
An EEA national who qualifies as resident in the UK can claim child benefit for a child abroad because the residence test is not applied to the child.
Freedom of movement and access to welfare benefits applies to Britons abroad. If a Briton moves to Poland they can apply for the appropriate benefits in that country. The benefits are, of course, less generous abroad.
Interestingly, child benefit is not means-tested in the UK whereas it is dependent on income in Poland.
The UK has what are called Reciprocal Agreements wi several non-EU countries and if you have a look at the leaflet here, http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/childbenefit/ch5_notes. pdf it explains the effects on Child Benefit.
I know all of the above is true. One of the "great advantages" of membership of the EU is this type of reciprocal agreement.
However, in view of the wide disparity between level of benefits payable in the two countries, it has to be asked what is in it for the hard-pressed British taxpayer. After all, he's hardly likley to up sticks and live in a one-bedroomed flat in Warsaw just to claim his means tested 10 Zlotys a week is he?
A fundamental problem with these "great advantages" is that whilst, on paper they are reciprocal, in practice, because of the disparity in the economies, they are effectively unilateral.
However, in view of the wide disparity between level of benefits payable in the two countries, it has to be asked what is in it for the hard-pressed British taxpayer. After all, he's hardly likley to up sticks and live in a one-bedroomed flat in Warsaw just to claim his means tested 10 Zlotys a week is he?
A fundamental problem with these "great advantages" is that whilst, on paper they are reciprocal, in practice, because of the disparity in the economies, they are effectively unilateral.
Re the Polish man claiming child benefits for his children living in Poland. What happened to the rule that the child has to reside with the person (in this case the father) who is claiming benefit? In the Polish scenario it is a whacking �12 million per year. I know separated mothers can claim benefit but I believe that is normally when they live in the UK. As for the perceived benefit to the UK economy, without judging I also read that after all costs (benefits, housing, health, schooling) the net benefit to the UK is �1 per immigrant (not sure whether that is per week or per year!
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