Holiday

David wrote:

Hi somebody-else You don't need to be in the UK to make your new UC claim for Migration. It can be done any where in the world you have a connection. The UC account was designed for smart phone usage. There is no obligation to inform the DWP if you go abroad for a short holiday, they advise it though as best practice. You cannot be given a Civil Penalty or a Benefit Sanction if you don't inform them and your stay abroad falls within the limits. David

Thank you for your reply, David, however, I'm not going abroad, merely travelling from Devon to the Manchester area.

And whilst the UC form might have be optimised for use on a phone screen, I have neither the fine motor control nor the memory to be able to accurately fill in a form using my phone. Also, I wouldn't want to be submitting the form during my absence from home in case someone from my local job centre requested my presence whilst I was 250+ miles away, with no way of getting home by the specified time.

However, with the knowledge I've gained from reading this forum, I now know that I can go up to mum's and back and still meet my deadline for submitting my form.

(and this will be my 3rd attempt at submitting this reply, let's see if I can get it posted this time.)

Chrystal wrote:

This is rather confusing as it states this directly from the government data.parliament.uk/DepositedPapers/Files...oing_Abroad_V8-0.pdf. Going abroad Contents New Claim Stage Temporary absences abroad Circumstances where the 1-month period can be extended Holidays New claim stage Claimants must be in Great Britain (GB) on the day the Universal Credit claim was submitted. Claimants who travel abroad or have come back from abroad on the same day the claim is submitted may be eligible for Universal Credit. ...

... For claimants in the Intensive Work Search regime, they must be prepared to end their absence abroad (even if currently abroad) to attend a job interview or take up a job offer. They will still need to produce evidence of their work search and complete other activities documented in their claimant commitment. If a claimant is unable to attend a mandatory appointment such as a Work Search Review, the work coach can use their discretion to rearrange this if they decide the claimant is still available for work and able to undertake their work-related Requirement

Crystal, I'm only going for a couple of weeks, and I'm not leaving the country. Last time I checked, Manchester was still in the UK.