Spain migration: Consequences
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- Created on: 09-02-14 17:58
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- Retirement migration to Spain: Consequences
- Population structure: Brits are increasing the ageing population
- Pressure on the economically active
- Create problems on providing specialist health care for this age group
- Housing developments: development on the coast of Spain caused damaged to the coastline
- In 1998, Coastal law passed to ensure that no private housing is built on the ***** of 106m
- Water: Shortage of water where expats live- houses with swimming pools
- Rainfall low in Valencia region - not enough to supply the demand of the housing developments
- Tthe situation is becoming worse due to the global warming changes rainfall patterns
- Many farmers have dug illegal wells to water their crops
- People plant 'fig trees' and golf courses call the greens 'crops' to apply for irrigation water
- Culture: areas have developed British services that people expect
- British newspapers are readily avaliable - El Sun, which is largest selling
- Supermarkets stock British products
- Development in Spanish classes for expats & Spanish people have a willingness to learn English
- Health care: British expats costs - £800 million a year
- Had to change law - people who retire early hav eto pay for their own healthcare, but over 65's are eligible
- Spain traditionally a family responsibility - very few servies for elderly (e.g. care homes and meals on wheels)
- Population structure: Brits are increasing the ageing population
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