# The Personal Independence Payment Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2016, Regulation 17: Absence from Northern Ireland


(1) Where C is temporarily absent from Northern Ireland, C is treated as present in Northern Ireland for the purposes of regulation 16(a) and (b) for the first 13 weeks of absence.
(2) C is temporarily absent if, at the beginning of the period of absence, C’s absence is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/nisr/2016/217/regulation/17 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/personal-independence-payment-regulations-northern-ireland-2016/regulation-17
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