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Letters: France's confusing postcode system is the bane of our lives
Connexion reader uses parcel drop-off points to receive and take parcel deliveries
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Comment: Brexit 'reset' cannot repair the damage it did to people with links to France
Columnist Nick Inman urges Brexit advocates to own their past promises and address the consequences of their actions
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Comment: Jogging is now a respectable French pastime
Columnist Sarah Henshaw notes how it has gone from being a joke to a passion in the country
Healthcare worries
An expat wonders about nationality and healthcare
I have been advised that if I were to obtain French nationality, that the UK government would then no longer reimburse the French government for my health cover via the carte vitale.
In that case I would have to pay 8% of my income to cover this. If this is so, the many expats here in France who are applying for nationality as a buffer against Brexit need to be informed of the risk.
A. Sims, Morbihan
An expert from social security advisors Cleiss said, assuming you are a retiree with an S1, rights via the S1 would continue and would not be replaced by residence-based ones involving a Puma payment.