# The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations 2013, Regulation 88: 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 regulations 89 to 92A.
(1A) Where a claimant is temporarily absent from Great Britain, except where the circumstances in regulations 91 or 92 apply, the total period of 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 an employment and support allowance during a period of temporary absence is not disqualified for receiving that allowance during that period under section 18(4) of the Act .

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/379/regulation/88 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-2013/regulation-88
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