House and home services in Spain
Some articles and info on everyday household stuff in Spain.
Moving house can be a traumatic experience when moving across town in your home country. Moving to Spain can be doubly traumatic as it requires a lot more planning and...
The telephone communications industry is pretty much dominated in Spain by one company - Telefonica (Compañía Telefónica Nacional de España - CTNE...
The main telephone and internet provider is Telefonica. Telefonica is a general purpose telecommunications company with a tight grip over the telecommunications industry in...
Do you live in el campo? Connecting people to the internet who do is not quite as straight forward as in the Costas.
The telecommunications infrastructure in many of the...
As with all other internet and broadband services in Spain, the mobile phone market is also pretty much dominated by Telefonica, 3rd largest telecommunications provider (in...
Surely one of the best things about being in Spain is the amount of sunshine and blue sky we get.
After every winter (which usually lasts about a month, and the temperature...
How great is it to have a swimming pool in your own back garden? Especially in August. Houses lined with marble (Marmol) are great for keeping cool inside the house, but...
The death of a relative or friend is always distressing. If it happens abroad, the distress can be made worse by practical problems.
You may be uncertain what to do next, or...
For the expats who live in Spain, Sky TV is as much a part of their lives here as it was in the UK and it has blossomed over the last decade or so into a huge business,...
If you and any members of your family visit Spain (or any other country in the EEA) you need to make sure you have the EHIC - European Health Insurance Card to cover any...
In Spain the EHIC (European Health Insurance card) card is known as the Tarjeta Sanitaria Europea (TSE).
If you are thinking of visiting another EEA country, live in...
Living in Spain and your health care entitlements – the S1 (Formerly E121)
To be eligible for health care entitlements whilst living in Spain you must first have...
To register the S1 form you need to take it to the nearest INSS - Instituto Nacional de Seguridad Social (National Institute of Social Security) who will keep a copy and...
If you are living in Spain, it is possible to continue receiving UK benefits*. The following are some of the key benefits that can still be claimed even while living abroad...
The European Court of Justice decided in October 2007 that certain disability and carers benefits are in fact sickness benefits and may be paid to people who leave the UK...
If you qualify and are entitled to take your UK benefits with you to Spain (or other EEA country - European Economic Area)*, how long you continue to be receive these...
Address
International Pension Centre
Tyneview Park
Newcastle upon Tyne
NE98 1BA
United...
If you do not qualify as a UK State pensioner, you may still qualify for health care cover from the UK*. Your eligibility is based on payment of NI (National Insurance)...
Below you will find the names of all 17 autonomous health care authorities in Spain.
Servicio Andaluz de la Salud (Andalucia)
www.juntadeandalucia.es/...
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