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Anyway I have booked my return ticket for July 2 in hope it will be endemic by then. Fingers crossed.

5 hours ago, pagallim said:

Just for clarity here, UK citizens are liable to income tax on UK earnings (pensions for example), regardless of the time spent outside of the country or where resident.

Yes, of course incl bank interest. I have tried so many times to make that clear. But like I have written many times, paying tax on UK earnings does not mean that you are a UK resident for tax purposes.

You scratch my backyard and I'll scratch your eyes out.

I have booked my return to Thailand on 2 July just in case.

I will soon have same question. I assume the best way is to have both digital and paper copies, the latter being originals signed by the hospital.

I got a ttb (then tmb) credit card some years ago and use it all the time. It has cashback of 1%. I need to maintain 100000 deposit in a linked account. I was on a retirement visa at same time and had to declare condo ownership in case of default but no.problems with it.

1 hour ago, bradiston said:

UK resident for tax purposes means I'm still liable to pay UK tax even though I'm not resident in the UK. It's not a privilege. Nor "an entitlement". It's my status. 

Let me repeat it again. To be a UK resident for tax purposes, except in special cases like armed forces, you need to spend at least 180 days in the uk. If u don't you can still be liable for uk tax.

59 minutes ago, bradiston said:

What exactly is your point? Am I being accused of something here?

You are not sticking to the point 

1 hour ago, ThailandRyan said:

Your a little lost.  A pensioner does not need to live in the UK at all to obtain the earned pension and the pension itself was paid for not just by the employer or government but was also paid into by the pensioner.  Can the pension be frozen, well thats another matter for discussion and someone collecting their pension while living in Thailand is not committing fraud.

Correct. I misread it. I was referring to the annual increase of the state pension normally given to UK residents but not those living in Thailand, rather than the state pension itself.  It is sometimes difficult to keep up with the deflection that goes on with some of the guys on this forum trying to justify fraud. But I try.

On 4/7/2022 at 9:29 AM, bradiston said:

And I posted extensively about the £8.3 billion the upright members of the British public took the DWP for last year, mostly for universal credit, so don't talk to me about defrauding the NHS. I don't plan ever to return to UK so you can rest easy I won't be stealing your tax $s, or £s, rather.

Mere deflection.

On 4/7/2022 at 8:59 AM, ThailandRyan said:

Sounds like he might believe that your not entitled to the pension you worked so hard for if your not a UK resident for 180 days, but then maybe I am reading his posts wrong.

Correct. So u do understand the fraud in this case then.

On 4/7/2022 at 8:32 AM, bradiston said:

I said I didn't return the questionnaire which will immediately freeze it. I really object to your combative tone. <deleted> is your problem? You on a mission? Go for the guys who really screw the system. How about Sunak's wife? Oh of course, tax avoidance, not evasion.

You did not carry out an action for which a consequence was threatened. It does not mean the threat was carried out . Do u understand?

BTW, you should learn to control your anger.........even when you know you are wrong.

On 4/7/2022 at 8:58 AM, BritManToo said:

So you're blaming current pensioners for the UK governments inability to manage the pension contributions we paid? If they're that short of money why not disband the armed forces, or quit NATO?

What in God's name are u talking about?

On 4/4/2022 at 7:11 AM, bradiston said:

I'm UK resident for tax purposes. So I am liable to pay UK tax, but don't qualify for a pension raise. Go figure. Is that fair?

Paying tax in the UK from govt pension, bank interest does not entitle you to UK residence for tax purposes. In most cases only living in the UK for at least 180 days per year will entitlement you to that.

On 3/29/2022 at 9:55 AM, Tall Midget said:

I think foreigners who show up for treatment without paying, and someone who has contributed all their lives with NI payments and income tax should be 2 different kettles of fish. Wouldn't you feel some sort of entitlement after working all your life?

Pensions are paid for by current taxpayers not past contributions. In the past you were covered even if you did not claim any NHS treatment or benefits. If u are now a non UK resident then your entitlement to state benefits that a UK resident is entitled to has expired. No good trying to justify otherwise with fake sentiment.

On 4/4/2022 at 7:07 AM, bradiston said:

You haven't been following, have you? Of course it was frozen.

Where have you stated that your pension was frozen?

On 4/4/2022 at 7:29 AM, bradiston said:

Oh, and I googled your suggested search string. It seems the fraud in question is mostly fraud committed by, for instance, NHS operatives themselves, eg NHS trusts and GPs claiming for patients they don't have. Too many crossed wires in your cross hairs.

Mostly, so what? It doesn't mean individuals don't commit fraud. Maybe their chances of getting caught is lower but it is still fraud.

2 hours ago, TooMuchTime said:

Will the Toyota Corolla XLE or XSE variant be next?

A very taxing question.

2 hours ago, Card said:

So presumably you lied on the questionnaire then?

So presumably you are now waiting for your pension to be frozen.

1 hour ago, bradiston said:

What's fraud against the NHS got to do with the state pension? I've never been hospitalised in my life. Apart from occasional visits to my GP, that's my sole use of the NHS. You seem to be on some sort of crusade.

It's about claiming to be a UK resident when u are not. That's the link between claiming an enhancing pension and free NHS treatment because if you claim the first thing, the other two usually follow. Understand now? I am not on a crusade, just trying to show links to people who do not seem to understand why they may be making a mistake when they knowingly or not commit fraud against the UK govt, and ultimately the British taxpayer.

On 4/1/2022 at 5:41 PM, bradiston said:

If they suspect you are or have been living abroad, perhaps if you absent mindedly let drop a hint as I did, you will most likely receive a letter and a lengthy questionnaire about when you left the UK, your circumstances when you left, and a whole lot of other details. They make it clear if you ignore it, your pension will be frozen. No other action taken.

 

They really do not seem interested in launching a campaign or even individually pursuing pensioners living overseas, wherever they are. They certainly aren't checking with "Border Control" (sic). They would need to cross check approximately 1.2m records from numerous government departments as that's the estimated number of pensioners living abroad. The DWP lost £8.3 billion in benefit fraud last financial year, and very little of it, if any, from state pensioners. It was all home grown based on universal credit mostly. There's just no possible financial incentive to go chasing after the comparatively small amounts that might be at stake.

 

So presumably you lied on the questionnaire then?

On 3/29/2022 at 5:50 PM, EVENKEEL said:

I'll bet you thought you were permanent in Thailand as well. My point is the only permanent home we have is where our passport was issued. 

 

I'm from the US and just because I spend yrs at a time here in Thailand, I still consider the US my home.

You are really confused.

On 4/1/2022 at 5:41 PM, bradiston said:

If they suspect you are or have been living abroad, perhaps if you absent mindedly let drop a hint as I did, you will most likely receive a letter and a lengthy questionnaire about when you left the UK, your circumstances when you left, and a whole lot of other details. They make it clear if you ignore it, your pension will be frozen. No other action taken.

 

They really do not seem interested in launching a campaign or even individually pursuing pensioners living overseas, wherever they are. They certainly aren't checking with "Border Control" (sic). They would need to cross check approximately 1.2m records from numerous government departments as that's the estimated number of pensioners living abroad. The DWP lost £8.3 billion in benefit fraud last financial year, and very little of it, if any, from state pensioners. It was all home grown based on universal credit mostly. There's just no possible financial incentive to go chasing after the comparatively small amounts that might be at stake.

 

There are special units that investigate fraud against the NHS, DWP etc. I suggest you Google 'detection of fraud against the nhs' and remember that any neighbour, associate etc who suspects someone is defrauding the NHS might feel it is their duty to report you anonymously and then you are on a list indefinitely.