02-01-2004, 11:01 AM
Quote:Originally posted by Spacegirl
I plan to move back to SA by October 2004 and recently heard that as I have been in the UK for 3 years by the time I leave I would maintain my benefits..... this sounds a bit fraudulent.... does anyone know if this is true?
Hi Spacegirl,
As far as I am aware if you leave the UK to reside abroad you lose all state benefits, that includes child allowance and national health cover etc ............
......... I think provision for any accumulate pension is taken care of when you retire - you can have your allowance put into a UK bank account then and have it transferred etc - but I would not bet on it being around by then at the rate they are going here
Whats with the move back to SA now, I thought you'd had your time there and wanted to move on, including to the US etc? Whatever you choose, all the best.
BH