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In the UK you lose your unemployment insurance benefits and thus the health insurance after ~30 weeks (source: http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=1085
by Flip-per 11y ago
In the UK you lose your unemployment insurance benefits and thus the health insurance after ~30 weeks (source: http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=10852&langId=en http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=10852&langId=en)
Average for EU countries is ~50 weeks. That's not long if you do not want to work for money for the rest of your life.
- corford 11y agoIn the UK, healthcare is free regardless of employment status. You don't need health insurance.
- tonyedgecombe 11y agoThis is wrong, health care is free at the point of use in the UK, whether you are employed or not.