Hi, my name is lilalemaria3!

lilalemaria3

Hello , if i am a carer can i take often my disable child to trip outside uk ,in ireland? I don t have work commitemenrs being her carer. I didn t know that i have to inform uc that i was in holiday up to 27 days , i knew that after a month you have to tell them about holiday. And after 2 weeks of comimg back i have been again to ireland to our friends,because she had school holiday in may. You think i will have troubles now? I can afford only ireland because is not so expensive fly tickets. 60 both ways. And i am thinking about her wellbeing because i want her to take everywhere

Jimm_Scope

Hi @lilalemaria3, first of all welcome to the Scope community 😊 I hope you're doing well today!

You are correct about being able to claim for 1 month while abroad. However I am not sure on repeated occurrences. I'm going to move this over to our Universal Credit section, hopefully someone with that knowledge will be able to share it if I don't get around to researching it myself!

Can I ask, what benefits do you receive? You mention Universal Credit, what benefits does your child also get? Just to make sure we're answering properly for all your benefits and not just Universal Credit.

poppy123456

You mention Ireland but is this Northern Ireland that you visit? If it is then it's part of the UK. Going away for up to 1 month only applies to countries outside of the UK.

If it is Ireland then yes it will be up to 1 month. The date you leave and come home are not counted.

You also mention a child, if this child is still a dependant then your UC will include money for them with the child element so they will not be claiming any means tested benefits in their own right anyway so that is a moot point.

lilalemaria3

Hello is republic of ireland , bandon city near cork. It is euro, not pound.

lilalemaria3

Well , she is dependent of me all the time,she has 6, being a carer is not pshyhical easy for me so , and the tickests being cheap and my friends a good company why not? Is for her wellbeing as well to travel when is possible. I undersrand is up to a months per year or per holiday? don t know what will happen if they call me for habitual test, i don t want this to affect. Even i m in uk , settle, amd i live here for years

lilalemaria3

Hello Jimm. I am carer for my girl and she has dla , me carer allowance and the uc.

poppy123456

https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/873908#Comment_873908

Then that is not part of the UK so you will only be allowed out of the country for a maximum of 1 month. It doesn't matter how many times a year you leave, providing it's no longer than the 1 month each time.

For your Childs DLA they can go abroad for up to 13 weeks, 26 weeks if it's for medical treatment.

Jimm_Scope

Thank you Poppy. I wasn't sure how it worked for benefits but I know certain things have a maximum number of months in a year (usually visa-free visits, but wasn't 100% sure on it applying elsewhere)

poppy123456

You're welcome @Jimm_Scope for anyone else reading this if you're claiming UC and have work commitments, you can still go out of the country but you will still be expected to continue with your commitments while you're away and that includes appointments.

lilalemaria3

Poppy i don t have work commitements, thank you very much for your respons and to jimm as well. So if they call me and i will say the truth that i was one month one time and another 2 weeks another time of 2 weekes distance between them , i will not gonna have troubles isn t?

poppy123456

I know you don't have work commitments, I included that in my advice incase someone else was reading this that did have commitments.

Providing you weren't out of the country from longer than 1 month at a time (the day you go and the day you come home, do not count) then there will will no issues.

lilalemaria3

God bless you because you brought some peace of mind, i was really scared because that s my only help, and i don t have nobody in uk, only me and my daughter

poppy123456

You're welcome. ☺️