Around 40% of the returning expats would be pensioners, placing fresh strains on the NHS and already-stretched social care services.
British nationals who have retired to EU countries including Spain and France will no longer have their healthcare covered by the NHS in the event of no Brexit deal, the government has said.
Spain is poised to approve a new law containing contingency plans in the event that Britain crashes out of the European Union on March 29th without ratifying the Withdrawal Agreement.
Britons living in the EU who return to the UK after Brexit will be able to bring non-British family members until the end of March 2022.
A leaked EU document lays bare for the first time the differences in how British nationals will be treated by the bloc’s member states after a no-deal Brexit, with two countries emphasising that requests to stay could be rejected on public order and security grounds.
The BBC has been contacted by British expats from across the world who say their postal voting forms have arrived late, or not at all.
No deal Brexit could see up to 250,000 British expats return to the UK – leaked government memo reveals
29/01/2019
A no deal Brexit could see between 50,000 and 250,000 British expats return to the UK from the European Union, a leaked government memo has revealed. The internal document, shared with Buzzfeed News, suggests government officials are preparing for a sudden rush of citizens to return home if Britain crashes out of the EU without a negotiated
Brits living and working in other European Union countries fear for their future.
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has few friends in the Breton village of Gouarec, where over a quarter of its population is British. Many are anxious about the prospect of a no-deal Brexit, which leaves their access to healthcare and pension entitlement in question.
Expat Citizen Rights in EU - 'ECREU' - is a lobby and self help group set up to make sure your rights are foremost in the minds of those negotiating your future within the EU.
Reciprocal scheme in which NHS reimburses cost of treatment will cease under a no-deal Brexit.
Boris Johnson’s hard line on immigrants risks ‘retaliatory deportations’ for UK citizens in Europe
14/10/2019
UK citizens fear ‘consequences’ of British government’s announcements after Brexit.
Retirees suffer ‘real hardship’ and fear Brexit will impoverish them further, says Jeremy Morgan QC
I'm trapped in Spain because of Brexit and it hasn't even happened yet. Whatever comes next will be even worse
25/10/2019
I’ve never considered myself trapped anywhere in almost 20 years of living in eight different countries. But Brexit has changed everything.
Lack of information has left thousands of expats confused about status, study shows.
Experts express concern over the loss of Britons’ free movement rights after Brexit.
Just 6.2 per cent backed Boris Johnson’s party in last year’s election – throwing doubt on whether he will carry out pledge to abolish time limit on expat voting.
Crisis has led to 500% increase in Britons taking up citizenship in an EU state
Brexit strips expats of UK bank accounts
20/09/2020
Lloyds and Barclays say without a deal they cannot afford to keep EU-based customers.
Lloyds and Barclays among banks taking action due to lack of post-Brexit trade deal.
According to financial experts, EU rules will force UK banks to cancel accounts and credit cards of any expat that does not have a UK address.
In the 31 days since Brexit was signed, sealed and delivered we’ve seen no end of complaints and ‘red-tape’ measures imposed upon traders and customers who deal with Europe, which hasn’t been helped by the coronavirus pandemic.