Pravda Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, BritManToo said: Why would you assume we don't pay UK taxes? I'm paying Canadian taxes and I don't get any benefits at the moment due to my non resident status. I can't even see a doctor when I go visit. I'm not arguing about right or wrong, I'm simply saying this is the future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
clivebaxter Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 8 minutes ago, SunsetT said: 1) Move to the Phillipines? 2) Set up a dummy address in the Phillipines? 3) If you have family or friends you could stay with, return to the UK for a 6 months holiday , say every 5 years to get your pension updated to the current rate? 4) And following 3) possibly keep a permanent UK address with said friend or family and get index linked pension paid into a UK bank account and transferred via Wise to Thailand? Would understaffed HMRC be any the wiser? What about when pensioners go home to renew their passport, don't they take an interest in all the tell tale stamps showing where you are living and pass that on? Edited March 1, 2022 by clivebaxter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted March 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 12 minutes ago, KhunLA said: 10k for basics (rent, ele/w/int/petrol), 20k for actual living (food, etc). Doesn't leave much for socializing or out & abouts. The 800k for emergncy medical. For the pensioners in the Brit village where I lived, socialising was Friday morning 'drop in' at the village hall. No charge at all, free biscuits, tea and warmth ............. I know, I would attend now and again as part of my public duties. Edited March 1, 2022 by BritManToo 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat68 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 28 minutes ago, bert bloggs said: How was he caught, someone must have told on him , Not sure, he was also claiming winter payments as well???????? he just told me he was having to pay it all back Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredscats Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, SunsetT said: 1) Move to the Phillipines? 2) Set up a dummy address in the Phillipines? 3) If you have family or friends you could stay with, return to the UK for a 6 months holiday , say every 5 years to get your pension updated to the current rate? 4) And following 3) possibly keep a permanent UK address with said friend or family and get index linked pension paid into a UK bank account and transferred via Wise to Thailand? Would understaffed HMRC be any the wiser? Why not set up a "dummy" address in UK, no PoL needed Thats number 1 and 2 dealt with..........Number 3? why 6 months? nothing in regulations DWP that states 6 months......number 4? call them/write to them/ .gov.UK em...change of address to UK,..its not HMRC its DWP and could not give a toss as no law being broken 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritManToo Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 5 minutes ago, clivebaxter said: What about when pensioners go home to renew their passport, don't they take an interest in all the tell tale stamps showing where you are living and pass that on? Don't think anyone looks. Last time I went back to get a new passport, I did it in person. Hand over old passport at the window upstairs, collect new and old passport 2hrs later downstairs. Not much time to open a passport as they were handling hundreds of passports an hour. Apart from at the airport, I've always claimed not to have a passport as I've never been abroad. No need to tell anyone your business. Edited March 1, 2022 by BritManToo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredscats Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Expat68 said: Not sure, he was also claiming winter payments as well???????? he just told me he was having to pay it all back 200 quid a year ,for 3 years 600 quid maximum 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat68 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 27 minutes ago, fredscats said: You say someone you" know" has been caught,at what precisely? sickness benefit? jobseekers? housing benefit? Come on fill in the details State pension increased yearly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bert bloggs Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, clivebaxter said: What about when pensioners go home to renew their passport, don't they take an interest in all the tell tale stamps showing where you are living and pass that on? When i did mine,she mentioned it ,but that was all , what about when you do it at the Embassy in BKK? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat68 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Just now, fredscats said: 200 quid a year ,for 3 years 600 quid maximum He is in his 80s Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredscats Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 1 minute ago, Expat68 said: State pension increased yearly Do you dream this stuff up,in wartime you would be shot ,why not spend a bit of time reading DWP regulations,what they can do/what they cannot do, Good chap keep the BS in check 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 36 minutes ago, BritManToo said: 1. Income tax 40% (for the state to use as they wished) 2. NI 20% of my income (health care and state pension). 3. Council tax (local roads/education/local government). That's more than 1/2 my income for the past 50 years. Whoa That 'free' universal healthcare isn't cheap, especially if you don't need it. Most of my salaried jobs, I netted an averae 85% of gross, after income & Soc Sec (pension) tax taken out. Another reason why I'm happy to be here, as USA jumped on the universal healthcare thingy, now expensive (relative if paying) and useless if needing ... and mandatory to pay into. That and RE Taxes, make Thailand not cheap, but puts all that extra in my pocket, and more than enough to 'exist' on alone. Never had heathcare or needed it (thankfully) and why I liked the old non existent plan. About half of the families in the USA pay very little or no income tax, along with no mandatory healthcare payment. And from what I read, most everything, consumer good is cheaper in the USA vs UK/EU. Edited March 1, 2022 by KhunLA 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredscats Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 3 minutes ago, Expat68 said: He is in his 80s Again read regulations There is a time bar ,could be 100 no diff read regulations keep BS in check Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredscats Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 11 minutes ago, clivebaxter said: What about when pensioners go home to renew their passport, don't they take an interest in all the tell tale stamps showing where you are living and pass that on? If they but unfortunately no they don't If in doubt lose it same price to renew 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredscats Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Whoa That 'free' universal healthcare isn't cheap, especially if you don't need it. Another reason why I'm happy to be here, as USA jumped on the universal healthcare thingy, now expensive (relative if paying) and useless if needing ... and mandatory to pay into. That and RE Taxes, make Thailand not cheap, but puts all that extra in my pocket, and more than enough to 'exist' on alone. Never had heathcare or needed it (thankfully) and why I liked the old non existent plan. About half of the families in the USA pay very little or no income tax, along with no mandatory healthcare payment. And from what I read, most everything, consumer good is cheaper in the USA vs UK/EU. One way out of exp healthcare in Th is India,way way and way again far superior than Thai 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 11 minutes ago, clivebaxter said: What about when pensioners go home to renew their passport, don't they take an interest in all the tell tale stamps showing where you are living and pass that on? I very much doubt it. Completely different (understaffed) Govt. depts. Left hand usually doesnt know what the right hand is doing. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 4 hours ago, itsari said: Reality for most foreign pensioners living in Thailand . Manageable to live on 15000 a month if you own your home . You appear to be the one out of touch with reality What nonsense !... If you don't have 65k (or 40k for some) a month you break the laws of your country of residence. And the OP never said that his UK state pension is only income. Edited March 1, 2022 by Boomer6969 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 4 minutes ago, fredscats said: One way out of exp healthcare in Th is India,way way and way again far superior than Thai Healthcare is not expensive in Thailand, if you don't mind Gov't hosp & have a lot of patience. I'll go there if having something actually done, but for my almost yearly check up, I've done private hospital mostly for that. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat68 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 12 minutes ago, fredscats said: Do you dream this stuff up,in wartime you would be shot ,why not spend a bit of time reading DWP regulations,what they can do/what they cannot do, Good chap keep the BS in check Ok. I give up to you know it alls. I am just quoting what my 83 year old friend told me, who I am now helping sending money over from England Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicholas Paul KNIGHT Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 4 hours ago, wombat said: Welcome to the realization that somewhere in the Civil Service is a member of staff who was promoted for saving the treasury money Actually it was Labour Chancellor of the Exchequer Gordon Brown who instituted this not some nameless Civil servant but a greedy man who also sold UK gold reserves at a really silly price ` 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Expat68 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 13 minutes ago, fredscats said: Again read regulations There is a time bar ,could be 100 no diff read regulations keep BS in check See my previous quote, who also said I was BS 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunsetT Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 15 minutes ago, fredscats said: Why not set up a "dummy" address in UK, no PoL needed Thats number 1 and 2 dealt with..........Number 3? why 6 months? nothing in regulations DWP that states 6 months......number 4? call them/write to them/ .gov.UK em...change of address to UK,..its not HMRC its DWP and could not give a toss as no law being broken Yes DWP. I was under the impression that 6 mths. UK residency was required to get the upgraded pension but I stand to be corrected. I would think that some proof of (dummy) address would be required; e.g., utility or council tax bill, but u may be right. Are you speaking from experience? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boomer6969 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 3 hours ago, verticalift said: Consider yourself lucky receiving £177/month from the UK. As a recently retired Canadian Expat previously employed as a pilot in Abu Dhabi, I receive a meager $440.80CAD, or between 11,000 to 11,500 Baht each month (depending on the ROE) from the Canadian Gov’t. Yeah it varies a lot from one country to the other: I worked about 6 years in France and get about 320 Euros a month; about 4 years in Switzerland, 280 Euros a month; 23 years for the UN, 8000 USD a month; 7 years in Australia, ZERO... Go figure.. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BritManToo Posted March 1, 2022 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2022 (edited) 7 minutes ago, KhunLA said: Healthcare is not expensive in Thailand, if you don't mind Gov't hosp & have a lot of patience. I'll go there if having something actually done, but for my almost yearly check up, I've done private hospital mostly for that. I go every 3 months to the local Thai government hospital. Takes all morning, so I take my kindle, 7-11 across the road, no big discomfort/effort to me. Usually 250bht including 3 months of meds. Another 200-250bht per item if I need blood tests or urine tests which I normally don't. Less than I'd spend on parking at my local NHS hospital. Edited March 1, 2022 by BritManToo 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertson468 Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 3 hours ago, vandeventer said: I think most foreigners from most countries get a lot less pension living outside their home country. Things like rental assistance and health insurance for starters. But we all knew that before we came here. So if you feel like you are being cheated, go back home and get the extras. People are allowed to debate things that affect them personally, like pensions. Stop being so bloody obtuse, unless of course you would like to live in an autocratic Country like Russia? Whilst I am disappointed that my Government Pension does not get the increase that UK Residents do, what really annoys me is that I am paying tax on my Pensions, to subsidize the UK. But that's life! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredscats Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 36 minutes ago, Kalasin Jo said: As you say it's nothing to do with Asia in general. Scandalously in my opinion the British government will only index link for 1. expats living in the EU and benefitting post brexit from a provision in the brexit Withdrawal Agreement to continue to do so because previously they were obliged to do so under EU law. 2. Other expats where they live in a country with a reciprocal arrangement in place for their own expat pensioners living in the UK. The Philippines surprisingly does as does the USA. Canada does not, nor I think Australia and New Zealand. So it's a lottery and many Brits the world over have frozen UK pensions. Over the years this mounts up to a significant shortfall. Check out the pressure group endfrozenpensions.org There you will find a map by country showing who benefits from uprating and who does not. I'm sure some here and elsewhere retain a UK address and bank account linked to it, to preserve uprating, in to which the pension is paid. But then there is the cost of sending it onto Thailand and there is always some cost to do that. I think doing this is tempting but risky as when periodically asked to return a certificate of life it would need to be done in the UK to avoid the risk of being found out. If not the cost of returning to the UK to do it would far outweigh the advantage If found out the UK Pension Service would be entitled to and surely would, recover overpayments with interest, by deduction from future pension payments. They might also prosecute for fraud. Maybe some have a way round that? I'd be interested in how people do it and if anyone has been caught and what the consequences were. Cut it short,nothing for "UK Pension Service" to find out No laws being broken "might prosecute for fraud" ? no that wont ,no fraud being undertaken,read DWP regulations Nobody EVER been caught,no consequences' not ever ...and no PoL needed in UK 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KhunLA Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 1 minute ago, BritManToo said: I go every 3 months to the local Thai government hospital. Takes all morning, so I take my kindle, 7-11 across the road, no big discomfort/effort to me. Usually 250bht including 3 months of meds. Another 200-250bht per item if I need blood tests or urine tests which I normally don't. I stay off the internet if I know I'm going for 'service' any where soon here, and play catch up when at said location; Imm, MG / oil change, hosp, DLT ???? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
metisdead Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 Some off topic deflection posts and the replies have been removed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fredscats Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 6 minutes ago, SunsetT said: Yes DWP. I was under the impression that 6 mths. UK residency was required to get the upgraded pension but I stand to be corrected. I would think that some proof of (dummy) address would be required; e.g., utility or council tax bill, but u may be right. Are you speaking from experience? Yes and yes just get on with it not a chance in hell of anything untoward happening unless you inform but then your fault Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martin Brit Posted March 1, 2022 Share Posted March 1, 2022 4 hours ago, hotchilli said: The way things are going 185 per week might buy a loaf of bread in the UK You cannot rely soley on a State pension from the UK. The point is and always has been you are expected to make further provision for retirement yourself. Then you can afford that loaf of bread as prices rise and we all get older and live longer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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