# The Employment and Support Allowance Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 88: Absence from Northern Ireland

Extent: N.I.

(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 Northern Ireland only in accordance with regulations 89 to 92A.
(1A) Where a claimant is temporarily absent from Northern Ireland, except where the circumstances in regulation 91 or 92 apply, the total period of absence where the claimant is treated as present in Northern Ireland 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/nisr/2016/219/regulation/88 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/employment-and-support-allowance-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-88
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