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What you can claim depends on:

• which benefit you鈥檙e claiming
• where you鈥檙e going and for how long

Going abroad temporarily

Tell the office that pays your benefit if you plan to go abroad for more than 4 weeks.

You can claim the following benefits if you鈥檙e going abroad for up to 13 weeks (or 26 weeks if it鈥檚 for medical treatment):

• Attendance Allowance
• Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

You can carry on claiming Carer鈥檚 Allowance if you take up to 4 weeks holiday out of a 26-week period.

Going abroad permanently to an EEA country or Switzerland

You or a family member may be able to claim benefits if you:

• work in the UK or pay National Insurance in the UK because of work
• have paid enough National Insurance to qualify for contribution-based benefits
• are getting State Pension, Industrial Injuries Benefit, contribution-based ESA or bereavement benefits
• are covered by the Withdrawal Agreement

If you鈥檙e eligible then you may be able to claim:

• Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults care component
• Personal Independence Payment (PIP) daily living part
• Attendance Allowance or Carer鈥檚 Allowance

Find out if you can get benefits in an EEA country or Switzerland.

If you already live in an EEA country or Switzerland

You do not need to have claimed in the UK before you moved. But you must:

• be habitually resident in the EEA country or Switzerland
• have a genuine link with the UK, for example you鈥檝e lived or worked in the UK
• be covered by the Withdrawal Agreement

Find out if you can get benefits in an EEA country or Switzerland.

If you have a disability

If you鈥檙e eligible, you can claim the daily living part of either:

• Personal Independence Payment (PIP)
• , if you have a 鈥榞enuine and sufficient link鈥� to Scotland

If you currently claim PIP or Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for adults and want to claim Adult Disability Payment instead, contact the Disability Service Centre.

If you currently claim Adult Disability Payment and want to claim PIP, .

You can also if you鈥檙e not sure whether you have a 鈥榞enuine and sufficient link鈥� to Scotland.

If you have a disabled child under 16

If your child is eligible, you can claim the care component part of either:

• Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for children
• , if you have a 鈥榞enuine and sufficient link鈥� to Scotland

If you currently claim DLA for children and want to claim Child Disability Payment instead, contact the Disability Service Centre.

If you currently claim Child Disability Payment and want to claim DLA for children, .

You can also if you鈥檙e not sure whether you have a 鈥榞enuine and sufficient link鈥� to Scotland.

Make a claim or change your details

To make a claim or change any personal details, such as your address or bank account, write to the Exportability Team that deals with the benefit you are claiming.

If you鈥檙e making a claim, your letter should say:

• what benefits you want to claim
• where you live

Attendance Allowance Exportability Team

Disability Living Allowance Exportability Team

Personal Independence Payment 7 Exportability Team

Carer鈥檚 Allowance

You can claim Carer鈥檚 Allowance or report a change of circumstances online.

You can also write to the Carers Allowance Exportability Team.

Help and advice

Contact the Disability Benefits Exportability Team about Disability Living Allowance (DLA), Attendance Allowance and Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

If you have a general enquiry about Carer鈥檚 Allowance, contact the Carer鈥檚 Allowance Unit.

If you鈥檙e a British Sign Language (BSL) user, you can use the if you鈥檙e on a computer. Find out how to . It鈥檚 available Monday to Friday, 8am to 6pm.