Winter fuel allowance Cyprus

[Uncle D]

UK expats who are eligible are now allowed to claim this for 2021 and 2022
https://scontent.fnic2-2.fna.fbcdn.net/ ... e=62ADD218

[trevnhil]

The deadline for submissions is 30th JUNE 2022

[JimX]

Shame as we live below the altitude needed for this payment. 294meters.

[trevnhil]

But it is certainly a good thing for those who live higher up in the villages that have really cold weather

[cyprusmax47]

Fuel allowance in Cyprus is for villages from 600 m sea level and above. So Tsada is not high enough however Koili is....

Max

[trevnhil]

That is a shame as there are some homes in Tsada that are over 600mts.
But I assume they have to pick a point in the village rather than measure the height of individual houses

[cyprusmax47]

That is a shame as there are some homes in Tsada that are over 600mts.
But I assume they have to pick a point in the village rather than measure the height of individual houses

There are only 3-4 houses belonging to Tsada, a bit down of the large photo-voltaic park with trackers which are 608 m sea level, 200 m from the border to Koili village. You can see them on Dominic's street view images...

Max

[Bindi]

We got the winter payment when we lived in Tsada so it may be worth checking at the council office to see if you qualify

[trevnhil]

Certainly on Google Earth Pro, a number of areas are shown as above 600 mts

[Uncle D]

If my memory serves me right, then if the main church of the village is above 600 mtrs then the whole village is eligible.
Check with the Mukhtar

[trevnhil]

The big church in the main square is listed as 612 mts above sea level on Google Earth ..
If anyone does intend making a claim do it as soon as possible because claims have to be in by the 22nd of this month

[daveg]

Fuel allowance in Cyprus is for villages from 600 m sea level and above. So Tsada is not high enough however Koili is....

Max

Actually friends of ours do get Winter Fuel allowance, living in Tsada.....

[cyprusmax47]

I must admit that I got it wrong and parts of Tsada (church area) are just above 600 m, however other parts of Tsada (Vikla) or Olympos are well below this 600 m limit (400-500 m) and I wonder if this poor people get also the fuel allowance for their villas.

Max

[Aargent]

I am fairly sure that Uncle D is correct, it is the height of the church above sea level.

[Uncle D]

I must admit that I got it wrong and parts of Tsada (church area) are just above 600 m, however other parts of Tsada (Vikla) or Olympos are well below this 600 m limit (400-500 m) and I wonder if this poor people get also the fuel allowance for their villas.

Max

If they live in Cyprus full time yes, to be honest Vikla is like a ghost town most of the time so I guess that there aren't many permanent residents there.

[Lofos-Jan]

Tsada is on the official list of qualifying villages. It says 620m for the height. Maybe that’s an average.

Jeanne