Claiming benefits if you live, move or travel abroad

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Benefits for disabled people and carers

What you can claim depends on:

  • which benefit you바카라 사이트™re claiming
  • where you바카라 사이트™re going and for how long

Going abroad temporarily

Tell the office that pays your benefit if you plan to go abroad for more than 4 weeks.

You can claim the following benefits if you바카라 사이트™re going abroad for up to 13 weeks (or 26 weeks if it바카라 사이트™s for medical treatment):

You can carry on claiming Carer바카라 사이트™s Allowance if you take up to 4 weeks holiday out of a 26-week period.

Going abroad permanently to an EEA country or Switzerland

You or a family member may be able to claim benefits if you:

  • work in the UK or pay National Insurance in the UK because of work
  • have paid enough National Insurance to qualify for contribution-based benefits
  • are getting State Pension, Industrial Injuries Benefit, contribution-based ESA or bereavement benefits
  • are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement

If you바카라 사이트™re eligible then you may be able to claim:

  • Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults care component
  • Personal Independence Payment (PIP) daily living part
  • Attendance Allowance or Carer바카라 사이트™s Allowance

You cannot claim DLA for adults mobility component and PIP mobility component abroad.

Find out if you can get benefits in an EEA country or Switzerland.

If you already live in an EEA country or Switzerland

You do not need to have claimed in the UK before you moved. But you must:

  • be habitually resident in the EEA country or Switzerland
  • have a genuine link with the UK, for example you바카라 사이트™ve lived or worked in the UK
  • be covered by the Withdrawal Agreement

Find out if you can get benefits in an EEA country or Switzerland.

If you have a disability

If you바카라 사이트™re eligible, you can claim the daily living part of either:

If you currently claim PIP or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults and want to claim Adult Disability Payment instead, contact the Disability Service Centre.

If you currently claim Adult Disability Payment and want to claim PIP, .

You can also if you바카라 사이트™re not sure whether you have a 바카라 사이트˜genuine and sufficient link바카라 사이트™ to Scotland.

If you have a disabled child under 16

If your child is eligible, you can claim the care component part of either:

If you currently claim DLA for children and want to claim Child Disability Payment instead, contact the Disability Service Centre.

If you currently claim Child Disability Payment and want to claim DLA for children, .

You can also if you바카라 사이트™re not sure whether you have a 바카라 사이트˜genuine and sufficient link바카라 사이트™ to Scotland.

Make a claim or change your details

To make a claim or change any personal details, such as your address or bank account, write to the Exportability Team that deals with the benefit you are claiming.

If you바카라 사이트™re making a claim, your letter should say:

  • what benefits you want to claim
  • where you live

Attendance Allowance Exportability Team

Mail Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 2AD
United Kingdom

Disability Living Allowance Exportability Team

Mail Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 2AD
United Kingdom

Personal Independence Payment 7 Exportability Team

Mail Handling Site B
Wolverhampton
WV99 1AE
United Kingdom

Carer바카라 사이트™s Allowance

You can claim Carer바카라 사이트™s Allowance or report a change of circumstances online.

You can also write to the Carers Allowance Exportability Team.

Mail Handling Site A
Wolverhampton
WV98 2AE
United Kingdom

Help and advice

Contact the Disability Benefits Exportability Team about Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Attendance Allowance and Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

team.exportability@dwp.gov.uk

If you have a general enquiry about Carer바카라 사이트™s Allowance, contact the Carer바카라 사이트™s Allowance Unit.

If you바카라 사이트™re a British Sign Language (BSL) user, you can use the if you바카라 사이트™re on a computer. Find out how to . It바카라 사이트™s available Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.

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