Padron AGAIN

 Over the years I have tried to highlight the issue of ensuring that people remain on the Padron. 

The system currently in place in Spain is ridiculous. Every few months a list of names of people on the Padron, who are not Spanish nationals, is generated and the Town Hall tasked with ensuring that the names on the list are still resident and valid on the Padron. 

This is where the problem arises because the TH will check their systems to see what telephone number they have for the individuals on the list and then try and contact them but, if they either do not have an up to date telephone number, or it is not a Spanish number or they do not get an answer then that person is removed from the Padron. Full stop.

It is a system that was brought in to prevent THs claiming for people who they were not entitled to and thereby increasing their entitlement to funds, as all monies received by THs from regional government are based on the numbers on the Padron.

There is a more immediate effect for anyone who falls off the Padron in that they would not be entitled to any benefits etc under the Spanish system. 

As I have previously suggested you should check you are on the Padron at least every 2 years or even every year. Make a date in your calendar and just call into the TH and ask. Also ensure that the TH records have your latest Spanish phone number. 

This all becomes more important post Brexit and for your own protection.