Submitted on Monday 25th March 2019
Rejected on Friday 5th April 2019
Current status: Rejected
Rejection code: no-action (see below for details)
Protection of UK expats healthcare & state pension living in the EU post Brexit
Expats in the EU risk a life of poverty and poor healthcare through government refusal to protect expats' rights post Brexit. Deal or no deal.
UK citizens in EEA countries have this right already. Prior to the Common Market UK expats in France were protected with permanently index linked pensions.
Expat’s who have made major life changing decisions after paying into the state pension and national insurance all their lives are being used by the government as political pawns, with the resultant stress and worry.
Expats are being panicked into making rash decisions because of government inaction. Does the government want to force expat pensioners to return to further overload the health service & housing market.
It is a national disgrace and risks another growing scandal going forward.
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The Government e-Petitions Team gave the following reason:
Petitions need to call on the UK Government or Parliament to take a specific action.
The Government has said that leaving the EU will not effect payment of the UK State Pension to eligible UK citizens living in the EU, even if there is no deal. You can find out more here:
www.gov.uk/guidance/uk-nationals-in-the-eu-benefits-and-pensions-in-a-no-deal-scenario
The UK cannot act unilaterally to protect reciprocal healthcare rights of UK nationals in the EU. You can find out more about the Government's policy on reciprocal rights for EU citizens in the UK and UK citizens in the EU should there be no deal here:
www.gov.uk/government/publications/policy-paper-on-citizens-rights-in-the-event-of-a-no-deal-brexit
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