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Regulation 151 Absence from Great Britain

(1)

A claimant who is entitled to an employment and support allowance is to continue to be so entitled during a period of temporary absence from Great Britain only in accordance with this Chapter.

F1(1A)

Where a person is temporarily absent from Great Britain, except where the circumstances in regulations 154 or 155 apply, the total period of temporary absence where the claimant is treated as present in Great Britain will not exceed 26 weeks.

(2)

A claimant who continues to be entitled to a contributory allowance during a period of temporary absence will not be disqualified for receiving that allowance during that period under section 18(4) of the Act.

Annotations

Textual amendments

F1

Reg. 151(1A) inserted (18.7.2025) by The Social Security (Habitual Residence, Past Presence and Temporary Absence) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 (S.I. 2025/884), regs. 1(1), 9(2)

Notes on the whole SI

Textual amendments

F1

Section 3(3) is cited for the power to prescribe a payment under paragraph (b) of the definition of “pension payment”.

F2

Section 22 is cited insofar as it relates to paragraphs 1 to 3, 6, 7, 8(1), 9 and 10 of Schedule 2.

F3

Section 24(1) is cited for the definition of “employment” and “employed”, “period of limited capability for work”, “prescribed”, “regulations” and “week”.

F4

Paragraph 6(5) of Schedule 1 is cited for the definition of “couple”, “education” and “remunerative work”.

F5

2007 c. 5.

F6

1992 c. 5.

F7

1998 c. 14.