ORIHUELA PADRON UPDATE

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Following on from our article about the importance of ensuring that you are properly registered on the municipal padrón, the Orihuela town hall has now been given a list of discrepancies that they need to follow up.

Councillor for International Residents, Martina Schreurer, explained that, “we and other municipalities are currently being audited by the National Statistics Institute. There is nothing unusual about that, but we have to make sure that our records are up to date”.

It is recommended that the padrón is renewed at least every 5 years, but this is often done without realising, such as for purchasing a new home, a car or other operations that require the production of a valid certificate.

According to Schreurer, the latest data provided by the statistics Institute shows that there are some 13,000 people of a questionable status in the municipality of Orihuela, the majority being on the coast.

The town hall will now be starting to write to the people on the list, but if those names have perhaps left the country, possibly passed away, or simply choose to ignore the letter, it will be of serious consequence to the municipality, and also to those individuals who may believe their status is correct.

Of the 13,000 people highlighted on the list, any who do not get reconciled by the end of this year will be removed, which could make it extremely difficult for them to obtain various elements from Spanish administrative procedures that require the production of the certificate.

For the municipality, if those people get reduced, it will mean an official decline in the population, which has been growing steadily for some years, the consequence of that being a reduction in the amount of money available to spend on municipal services. The figure represents almost 15% of the entire population, which would potentially result in a 15% reduction in overall budgets.

However, if you have been active with the town hall in the last five years, you are likely to be safe, in the last year, it is almost guaranteed, so there is no need to panic just yet. The town hall has told us that they will provided ongoing reports into the success of each stage of their campaign between now and the end of the year, looking first at the response they get to the letters they are due to send. But if you do feel that you may well have avoided renewing your status for considerable amount of time, contact the town hall straight away, they will soon be able to correct your record if needed, but we will keep you updated of the situation over the next few months.

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