Hi, my name is dbatts! Can anyone help clarify the rules on going abroad on PIP?

dbatts

with news about holiday/abroad causing so confused. my husband 83….. still able to go holiday at my home town ( Jakarta ) with me, my daughter is blind with complex who is 25. main reason went home to see all family, together as family, i am nearly 60. in our age still have time to spend like this with family.may just for 2-3 years we still can do. question is ….. how often we can go home apart from first visit.

1.we went home on 28/4 (fly out ) and 28/5 (fly In) we still have issue about 30 days and my daughter pip is been stop. still waiting for reply when i find out been stop.

2.for next trip do i need to wait another 6 month or 3 month from the trip before.

hope someone can help me to more information thank you

Dbatts

Rosie_Scope

Hi @dbatts, welcome to the community. Sorry to hear you're having trouble with your daughter's PIP. Is it only PIP that you or your family are claiming, or are you on any other benefits?

Did you tell PIP that you were going abroad for 30 days before you went? It's important to tell them if you are going away for longer than four weeks (usually 28 days), so that may be why they have stopped it, but it's difficult to know.

I believe you can go away for up to 13 weeks per year and still be eligible for PIP, but it's still important to tell them if you're going away.

Have you tried calling the PIP enquiries line to see if they can clear things up for you?

PIP enquiry line:
Telephone: 0800 121 4433
Textphone: 0800 121 4493

I'll put your post into our PIP section, hopefully some of our members have been through similar experiences and can share their advice 😊

poppy123456

13 weeks at anyone time is the maximum time, unless it's for medical treatment. If any of you are claiming any other benefits then the time abroad will be different.

dbatts

Hi Poppy….. is 13 weeks for whole year. eg. if i go abroad 28 day and back for 3 months, then back go abroad ( home town ) again. or i need to wait another 6 months ?. thank you

poppy123456

There’s no amount of time you need to wait between each holiday.