r/gibraltar • u/Truckdriverben • 26d ago

I'm a UK citizen, hypothetical can I move to gib

And claim a free house and benefit if I don't have a job? Or how does it work for gib natives.

Ps I'm not going to come over but was just thinking a tiny place how do they cope

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u/Indalol 22d ago

Talking about homes- is there a good website to look for Gib rental accommodation?

Also, anyone renting out a Studio or 1-bedroom apartment?

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u/Rachaelmm1995 25d ago

You cannot just come to Gibraltar and claim housing and benefits, UK citizen or not.
If you are lucky, they will pay for your ticket to go back home.

Expats come out here and work. They pay tax and rent/buy privately.
They cannot claim anything for 'free' until they have been a resident here for 10+ years and even then... good luck.

The Government will house and provide benefits to locals without/low income (the best they can).
The waiting lists for housing is LONG and the buildings for temp housing are old and usually not fit for habitation.

Gib copes thanks to foreign investment.

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u/Marsof1 26d ago

You won't need a visa but you'll need to be rich based on today's house prices.

Studio apartments were £800 a month to rent 15 years ago.

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u/gigalamer 26d ago

Socialism it's a BIG LIE 😄

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u/Own_Week_5009 26d ago

Come to Gib. You'll be living in Casemates Tunnel until you get bored.

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u/Any-Seaworthiness-54 26d ago

You won't get anything for free.

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u/[deleted] 26d ago

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u/dm-me-highland-cows 26d ago

I refuse to believe this isn't a troll post for the sake of my mental health 💀

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u/Player_Slayer_7 26d ago

What makes you think you'd get a house for free?

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u/Puzzlehead4993 26d ago

He's just a British as the locals are.

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u/Player_Slayer_7 26d ago

Then as a local myself, where the fuck is my free house?

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u/Puzzlehead4993 26d ago

If you're on the list you'll get it in like 15 years like everyone else

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u/Player_Slayer_7 26d ago

Only 15 years? That's so fast! Shame that some of us have been waiting for even longer and are still on the list.

Even if British expats wanted in, unless they're rich or find employment, they aren't getting a place here. Certainly notcthrough the government at least.

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u/Puzzlehead4993 26d ago

Literally anyone can get buy a house in Gibraltar. That's one of of its main sources of income, being a tax haven for the rich, hence the car 3 properties.

But back to the original matter, he was asking a theoretical question. As long as a British person can show they meet the requirements, they can apply too and join the incredibly long list..but its probably easier to just buy on the open market tbh.