As a tax resident in Lanzarote or the Canary Islands, you’ll pay tax on any private pension you receive, whether it’s paid from a local source or your original country of residence.

However, if you receive a public pension from a job held in public administration in the UK, for example a job in the government, NHS, firefighter, police, town hall etc, these pensions are taxable in the UK. If you’re at all uncertain whether your pension qualifies for this, we can check it with the double treaty held with the Spanish government.