Going abroad & how this can be used as info for reassessment

Hi,

I think I am right in understanding that (for a UC claim)if we go abroad for less than 4 weeks we do not have to let DWP know?

I would rather they didn't know because I have heard from several people in other forums that when people were reassessed a reason given for losing their claim was that they had been able to go on holiday.

They said that the DWP seemed to know they’d been on holiday - can you please tell me what avenues they have for finding this out?

I know that the privacy laws they’re pushing through will allow them to see if someone is abroad for more than 4 weeks but that hasn’t been passed yet and they seem to have means of knowing already.

Thanks for all your hard work and support in this forum
C

According to the following DWP link you DO have to let the DWP know you're going abroad fory ANY period of time, ie not just for periods over a month, please click www.gov.uk/claim-benefits-abroad/universal-credit

If this is correct and claimants have told the DWP then presumably this is the main way the DWP would know rather than by "indirect" methods!

Kind regards

Mr B

yes they can check inward and outward journeys, mine was checked and logged from 2016 to 2019 over an overpayment. but it was agreed no overpayment in the end, as I had a letter giving me permission.