Extra UK funds signed off for groups helping Brexit residency applications

The British government has allocated a further one million euros for eight organisations across Europe who have been helping Britons with residency applications made under the terms of the Withdrawal Agreement from the EU.

In Andalucía, IOM is working for the British government as part of the UK Nationals Support Fund to help more vulnerable residents apply for residency status. Age in Spain, and Babelia also cover different parts of Spain.

The news of extended funding came as data was published showing that on 31 December 2020 Spain had recorded 381,448 Britons as officially resident, up 15,000 on the last published data from June 2020.

Despite the increased numbers, there are believed to be many people living in Spain who still do not have resident status and who are entitled to register under the more favourable pre-Brexit conditions.