Claiming benefits if you live, move or travel abroad
Overview
You may still be able to claim some benefits if you travel or move abroad, or if you바카라 사이트檙e already living abroad. What you바카라 사이트檙e entitled to depends on where you바카라 사이트檙e going and how long for.
Who to contact if you바카라 사이트檙e going abroad
Tell your local Jobcentre Plus or the office that pays your benefit if you바카라 사이트檙e going abroad. If it바카라 사이트檚 a temporary move, tell them when you바카라 사이트檙e coming back.
You must also tell HMRC if you바카라 사이트檙e leaving the UK.
Claiming when abroad
If you바카라 사이트檙e going to (or are already living in) a European Economic Area (EEA) country or a country with a special agreement with the UK, you may be able to claim:
- UK-based benefits
- benefits provided by the country you바카라 사이트檙e going to
You can also claim your State Pension abroad.
Claiming benefits in an EEA country or Switzerland
If you바카라 사이트檙e living in or planning to go to an EEA country or Switzerland you may be able to get some UK benefits.
Find out if you can get benefits in the EEA or Switzerland.
When you get your payment
The date you get your payment depends on which benefit you claim.
If you live abroad and your payment is due in the same week as a , it could arrive one day late. This is because a US company processes these payments.
Benefit fraud
You바카라 사이트檙e committing benefit fraud if you:
- do not tell the office that pays your benefit you바카라 사이트檙e going abroad, even if it바카라 사이트檚 just for a visit
- deliberately do not report a change in your circumstances while abroad, like buying a property, working, or claiming a pension or benefit from another country
- are dishonest in order to get benefits, like continuing to claim the pension or benefit of someone who has died overseas