Politicians’ addresses to which you can write are at the end of this Document.

Statistics of British Old Age Pensioners resident in the EU beyond the UK
(March 2006 and May 2008 (Red),  May 2009 (green), February 2010 (purple) official figures)
No figures are kept for the number of ex-public service employees, or all British citizens,  resident abroad.
                                 (2006)                       (2008)                       (2009)                 (2010)

Austria                      5,000 –                     5,000                        5,090                  5,260

Malta                        4,000                        4,000                        4,560                  4850

Belgium                     4,370                        4,560.                       4,610                  4740

Cyprus                      11,000                      15,000                      16,140                16,840

Luxembourg              250                           290                           320                     360

Gibraltar                    1,000                        1140                         1,210                  1,290

Netherlands               8,000                        8,450                        8,970                  9,480
Denmark                   2,000                        2,000                        2,120                  2300

Poland                       2,000                        1,390                        1,390                  1,440

France                       35,000                      44,900                      49,008                51,810

Portugal                     6,000                        7,400                        8,002                  8,520
Germany                   34,000                      34,000                      35,290                36,870

Ireland                       104,000                    109,150                    112,090              117,610

Greece                      3,000                        4,160                        4,580                  4,890

Spain                         75,000                      89,390                      95,310                99,080
Italy                           33,000                      35,560                      36,190                37,200

Sweden                     2,000                        2,600                        2,900                  3,410
Total                         324,620                    368990                     387780             405,950

An  increase in the last 9 months to February 2010 of  4.6%

These figures DO NOT include men in the 60-64 age group.  The number of women in this group is 51,660.  We may assume that there are an equal number of men. Therefore the minimum number of elderly people aged over 60  is around 456,000 in 2009.

 

Just over 3% of all OAPs live in the European Economic Area beyond the UK.

Approximately 10.0% of all OAPs live outside the UK.
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****The number of Winter Fuel Payments made in 2008 to pensioners in the EEA countries was about 78,000.  More than  300,000 elderly people did not or could not claim it.***

 

GRAPHS of the increase since the UK joined the EU in 1973 are viewable  by this link….

 

The OAP figures for February 2010 can be viewed via the following link .  [Replace 09 by 08, 07, 06 etc to get other years.]

The proportion of British OAPs living in mainland Europe and Ireland relative to the worldwide TOTAL number of British OAPs rises year by year!

http://83.244.183.180/100pc/sp/cccountry/cat/a_carate_r_cccountry_c_cat_feb10.html

 

Those to whom you can write.

Addresses:

The Ministers of the new Conservative/LibDem Government are entered here. 

1. House of Commons, London SW1A 0AA, Angleterre -(For all politicians or as below)– You can copy to D. Cameron and/or Nick Clegg, and own M.P. if exists. 

2. David Lidington MP, Minister of State with responsibility for European issues at the Foreign & Commonwealth Office.

King Charles Street London SW1A 2AH, Could become important –voting rights.

3. Iain Duncan Smith , Secretary of State for Works and Pensions, Caxton House, Tothill Street, London, SW1H 9DA Winter Fuel Payment, benefits and pensions.

4. Andrew Lansley,  Secretary of State  for Health, 79,  Whitehall, London SW1A 2NS. Health Costs and support for the elderly

5. Chancellor of the Exchequer, George Osborne , 11 Downing Street, London, SW1A 2AB, Angleterre ,

PM 10 Downing Street, SW1A 2AA.

6. Governor of the Bank of England, Mervyn King, BoE, Threadneedle Street, EC2R 8AH., Angleterre. contact on exchange rate.
7. HM Revenue & Customs, Frontiers & International Tax Treaty Team, 100 Parliament Street, Westminster, London, SW1A 2BQ. Angleterre. Ex-Gov. employees

 

IN FRANCE…  for those affected adversely by the Double Taxation Convention

Monsieur Comolet-Tirman, Sous Directeur, Direction Générale des Impôts ,

Direction de la Législation Fiscale Sous-Direction E.

Bureau E1 Télédoc 503, 139 rue de Bercy, 75572 PARIS CEDEX 12.