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Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 1:31 pm
by Uncle D
UK expats who are eligible are now allowed to claim this for 2021 and 2022
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Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2022 6:43 pm
by trevnhil
The deadline for submissions is 30th JUNE 2022
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 8:37 am
by JimX
Shame as we live below the altitude needed for this payment. 294meters.
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:10 am
by trevnhil
But it is certainly a good thing for those who live higher up in the villages that have really cold weather
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:23 am
by 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
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:49 am
by 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
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 10:26 am
by cyprusmax47
trevnhil wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:49 am
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
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 10:38 am
by 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
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 11:34 am
by trevnhil
Certainly on Google Earth Pro, a number of areas are shown as above 600 mts
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 11:41 am
by 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
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 1:53 pm
by 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
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 2:27 pm
by daveg
cyprusmax47 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 9:23 am
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.....
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2022 4:01 pm
by 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
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 10:14 am
by Aargent
I am fairly sure that Uncle D is correct, it is the height of the church above sea level.
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 11:15 am
by Uncle D
cyprusmax47 wrote: ↑Wed Jun 15, 2022 4:01 pm
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.
Re: Winter fuel allowance Cyprus
Posted: Thu Jun 16, 2022 5:40 pm
by Lofos-Jan
Tsada is on the official list of qualifying villages. It says 620m for the height. Maybe that’s an average.
Jeanne
