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Holiday Issue ?
8 years 7 months ago - 8 years 7 months ago #169494 by slugsta
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Replied by slugsta on topic Holiday Issue ?
Hi Jayne and Welcome to the forum, you might want to have a look at the following FAQ which explains where everything is
Welcome to Benefits and Work
When the 'invitation' arrives you will have 4 weeks to initiate the claim. If this does not happen, your DLA will be suspended and you will get another letter giving you a further 4 weeks, if the claim is initiated during this time the DLA will be reinstated, otherwise the claim will be closed.
Claimants are supposed to notify the DWP before going abroad anyway
www.gov.uk/claim-benefits-abroad/illness...-disability-benefits
Have a look at our PIP guide to understand the process and the descriptors you will be assessed against
PIP help for claimants
If you have further questions, please reply to this message and we will do our best to help. You will find it easily in future if you bookmark/favourite it on your web browser now
Welcome to Benefits and Work
When the 'invitation' arrives you will have 4 weeks to initiate the claim. If this does not happen, your DLA will be suspended and you will get another letter giving you a further 4 weeks, if the claim is initiated during this time the DLA will be reinstated, otherwise the claim will be closed.
Claimants are supposed to notify the DWP before going abroad anyway
www.gov.uk/claim-benefits-abroad/illness...-disability-benefits
Have a look at our PIP guide to understand the process and the descriptors you will be assessed against
PIP help for claimants
If you have further questions, please reply to this message and we will do our best to help. You will find it easily in future if you bookmark/favourite it on your web browser now
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8 years 7 months ago #169721 by Jayne11
Replied by Jayne11 on topic Holiday Issue ?
Thank you for your reply
Oh dear, I was under the impression that you only had to notify if away for 4 weeks or more, which I can understand ..
We generally have a holiday once a year, is this common practice and acceptable under the rules of DLA and ESA ? basically have we anything to worry about?
Oh dear, I was under the impression that you only had to notify if away for 4 weeks or more, which I can understand ..
We generally have a holiday once a year, is this common practice and acceptable under the rules of DLA and ESA ? basically have we anything to worry about?
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8 years 7 months ago #169773 by Gordon
There are two issues, technically for ESA you are supposed to notify them if you are away from your usual place of residence, PIP is less defined but you should probable notify them if you are leaving the country, don't forget to tell them when you get back as well.
The second one issue is to do with what can happen while your away, as Mrs H has posted you could miss the window to initiate a PIP claim and have your DLA suspended, or you could receive a new ESA50 and not return it in time.
These issues are appealable, but it's a lot easier to avoid a problem than have to get out of it.
Gordon
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Replied by Gordon on topic Holiday Issue ?
Jayne wrote: Thank you for your reply
Oh dear, I was under the impression that you only had to notify if away for 4 weeks or more, which I can understand ..
We generally have a holiday once a year, is this common practice and acceptable under the rules of DLA and ESA ? basically have we anything to worry about?
There are two issues, technically for ESA you are supposed to notify them if you are away from your usual place of residence, PIP is less defined but you should probable notify them if you are leaving the country, don't forget to tell them when you get back as well.
The second one issue is to do with what can happen while your away, as Mrs H has posted you could miss the window to initiate a PIP claim and have your DLA suspended, or you could receive a new ESA50 and not return it in time.
These issues are appealable, but it's a lot easier to avoid a problem than have to get out of it.
Gordon
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