PIP payments could stop if you holiday abroad this year - check the rules before you travel
dailyrecord.co.ukThere are several changes in circumstances that people receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) must tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) about or risk losing their benefit entitlement and having regular payments paused.
Changing your name, doctor, health professional or address do not need to be reported to the DWP and will have no impact on your payments or your award.
However, leaving the country or planning to leave the country for a period of more than four weeks, even for just a holiday, may affect entitlement.
The DWP guidance states: “This change may affect the claimant’s entitlement to PIP. We will need to know the date the claimant is leaving the country, how long they are planning to be out of the country, which country they are going to and why they are going abroad.” If you’re planning on enjoying an extended holiday this year, make sure you contact the DWP with the details they have asked for as soon as possible - and keep it in mind when booking.Contact the PIP enquiry line on 0800 121 4433 to report a change of circumstances - lines are open from 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday.
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