Traveling and Universal Credit LCWRA Impact

fifa_world_class7
fifa_world_class7 Online Community Member Posts: 12 Listener
in Universal Credit (UC)

Hello, everyone,

I hope you’re all doing well. I have a question regarding Universal Credit (UC) and Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity (LCWRA). Will my LCWRA benefit be affected if I travel to Europe for up to 3 weeks or less?

Also, before I travel, should I inform Universal Credit through my Journal, even if the trip is under 4 weeks?

Thank you in advance for your help and advice!

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  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,910 Championing

    No your LCWRA will not be effected.

    As the trip is under 4 weeks there is no need to inform them.

  • fifa_world_class7
    fifa_world_class7 Online Community Member Posts: 12 Listener

    Thank you for your response! I asked because I had previously received a penalty from Universal Credit after traveling for longer than 4 weeks. To clarify, if I want to travel to Europe again for less than 4 weeks, do I still need to inform Universal Credit before I travel?

  • Kimi87
    Kimi87 Online Community Member Posts: 5,910 Championing

    No, they only need to know about travel that exceeds one month.

  • poppy123456
    poppy123456 Online Community Member Posts: 64,463 Championing

    Also the day you go and the day you come home are not included in that 1 month.

    https://forum.scope.org.uk/discussion/comment/967263#Comment_967263

    It's not 4 weeks, it's 1 month.

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