Hi
I have lived in France for two years - and love it - my husband has to work in UK unfortunatly - l live in region 14 not far from Vire are there any 40-50-60 somethings out here who get together for a chat ect. if so drop me line.
Hello there,
My wife and I are thinking of moving to France but we just cant seem to take the plunge we have been learning the laguage but are worried about earning a living and what happens to our U.K pension I have just turned 50 so I am worried about the financial side of things,any positive comments would be greatly appreciated.Eddie
Generally speaking unless you have a very specific skill which is in demand, and speak reasonably fluent Franch, then you will find it very difficult if not impossible to find work here.
Under the current rules your health needs may be covered for up to 2.5 years by an E106 after which you will have to take out private insurance until you have been resident for an uninterrupted period of 5 years, uninterrupted meaning no breaks of longer than 3 months - I think - but somebody might confirm or correct that.
As for UK pensions, you will still qualify for those when you reach the neccessary age and also for any annual rises. This presupposes that you have, or will have, paid the neccessary NI contributions.
Sorry if this not all positive but better to know how it really is
Hi Eddie,
You're correct that you'll need to be sure of an adequate income once you move to France, especially as you'll need to factor in health insurance between expiry of E106 and entitlement to E121 at pension age or once you've lived in France for 5 years (unless you receive Incapacity Benefit which would entitle you to an E121 straight away).
Your UK state pension wouldn't be affected by your move to France as long as you've already paid enough years in (20 I think).
Good luck!
Cheryl (also in Villedieu!)
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