Q&A: Working in UK - living in France

I SAW your article on working between two countries but felt the advice did not apply to people like myself. I work in the UK as a qualified nurse for a nursing agency.
I am French resident but have National Insurance deducted from my pay. Each year I get a working E106 from Newcastle which I then forward to our local Cpam and remain on the French health system.
I have been doing this since 2006. I have no fixed UK address or property and fulfil all requirements as French resident. I rent a room when I am working. I completed form FD5 hoping to pay my tax here in France as it is my adopted country.
Unfortunately this is not possible now as I have changed employer to the NHS nurse bank. A government employee has to pay PAYE in the UK.
There are quite a few frontaliers such as myself who commute on a monthly basis to the UK via Eurostar. J.W.

Thank you for your comments however, the advice about working between two countries related more to working in France for a UK company, rather than actually working in the UK.

While I would need more information to be completely sure, in your case perhaps things might be the wrong way round.

UK National Insurance is usually levied on those working in the UK, but you state you are resident in France, as a result of which it would seem logical that you should be registered here in France for social security purposes.

As your income is government income, and thus taxable in the UK, no social security liability should arise here in France, but this would not necessarily remove the need to be registered here, as France is your country of residency.

With regards to the FD5, this is generally to regularise your fiscal situation at the date that you become a resident in France and is not a regular annual declaration form.

In conclusion, the fact that “government” income may be taxable in the UK does not necessarily remove the notion that registration for social charges can be made in another country.