Healthcare · Coming
A contribution for non-working residents is working its way through the system. If you're a UK state pensioner on an S1, the short version is: this almost certainly isn't yours to pay.
A contribution for non-working residents — in the order of €300–600 a year — has been trailed. Crucially, the decree that switches it on hasn't been published, so nothing is payable yet and the fine detail can still move.
If your healthcare is covered by an S1 certificate — as it is for most UK state pensioners — the cost of your cover sits with the UK, and you're outside the scope of this contribution.
In practice this is aimed at non-working, non-European residents without an S1 — think Americans and other third-country nationals living on PUMA cover. Brits with an S1 can file this one under "read about it, moved on."
Our take
If you're on an S1 — most UK state pensioners are — you're exempt. In practice this mostly catches Americans and other non-Europeans, not Brits with an S1. Nothing's payable until the decree is published, so there's nothing to do today except know where you stand.
Sources & where to check
service-public.fr — PUMA healthcare coverPimpernel explains what changes mean in practice. It isn't legal, tax or immigration advice — for your own situation, check the official source above or speak to a qualified professional.