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Social Security boss took Mums pension for 19 years after she died

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A senior official in the Seville Social Security office is on trial for continuing to accept his Mothers pension for 19 years after she passed away. Mum died in 1992, but R.A.S.M., ex-head of Social Security Administration number 1 in Seville continued to forge her pension on the yearly form. She was receiving two pensions, an OAP state pension and a widows pension from the military. The son apparently got 137.582€ over the last two Continue reading Social Security boss took Mums pension for 19 years after she died→

Britain To remove winter fuel allowance for expats in Spain

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From the Times today: British pensioners living abroad in countries warmer than the UK received more than £16 million in winter fuel payments last year, according to official figures. The payments, of up to £300 a year tax-free, are intended to help the elderly with heating bills. However, more than £8 million was sent to pensioners living in Spain, £5 million to those in France, £1.4 million to those in Cyprus and £579,000 to those Continue reading Britain To remove winter fuel allowance for expats in Spain→

EU tells Spain to put IVA up again, and slash social spending

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The EU “troika” has issued a report on Spains economy which says that progress in modernising the nations outdated social network is, whilst satisfactory, rather slow. It urges Spain to either up IVA again, or failing that, shift as many goods as it can into the high 21% band; slash social spending again, reign in the regions and increase the age of retirement once more. The EU calculates that Spain is currently running a 10 Continue reading EU tells Spain to put IVA up again, and slash social spending→

Santander paid 248 million into directors pensions last year

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Santander, the bank, has been caught out paying a whopping 248 million euros into the pension funds of its directors. This is on top of 40,1 million in salary and “expenses” claimed by the aforementioned directors, all during 2011. The news comes courtesy of a leak to El Mundo. There are currently 20 directors, but in order to cut costs and bring the bank into line with austerity Santander had announced, today, that it will reduce Continue reading Santander paid 248 million into directors pensions last year→

If Daddy kills Mummy… Kiddie now gets the pension and cash

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Bibiana Aido, Miister of Equality, and Maria Teresa Fernandez de la Vega, Vice President of Spain, have presented a modification of law that changes the way pensions are paid in the case of domestic violence. Under the new law, the “Widows Pension” will now be paid to the offspring in the case of the death of one of the parents by violence from the partner, as well as the “Orphans pension”. Any other pensions that Continue reading If Daddy kills Mummy… Kiddie now gets the pension and cash→