Does Ireland class as Uk Or Abroad when it comes to benefits?

loveangel88

Im on DLA, middle care and low mobility and Income Support (incapacity based

My boyfriend is going to live in ireland next year, I will be visiting regulary, i know i cannot go out out the country for more than 26weeks a year for DLA, and i wont be goin for more than 26 weeks in the year, but im wondering about the income suppport?will me visiting ireland regulary affect it?

anyone got any experience of going abroad with benefits? Also does Ireland count as part of UK when it comes to benefits?

Oldernotwiser

Just to check; do you mean the Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland?

dmg24

Ireland is not part of the UK. How regularly are you planning to visit?

Mr_Falling_Star

Northern Ireland should be OK

Southern Ireland is a problem as it is outside the UK and you will have to stop claiming Income Support

Though saying that if its a couple of days at a time whose to know?

Oldernotwiser

dmg24 wrote: »

Ireland is not part of the UK. How regularly are you planning to visit?

And for how long at a time?

NASA_2

For benefit purposes northern Ireland can be a bit funny.

If you claim Income Support in nI then you have to be resident here. I would imagine that is the same for claims in GB. You can just claim again here. It really shouldnt take long for the claim to be up and running.

loveangel88

the area is drogheda not sure wether that NI or SI? And it would be every month for a week or 2, not much longer than that

Kimitatsu

Drogheda is in Southern Ireland

loveangel88

I wouldnt be staying for longer than 2 weeks as i want to keep within the 26 week limit and also he would be visiting me as well so i think at most it would be maybe 7/8 times a year i go over there

Old_Git

I wouldnt declare you are out of the country unless you have to .
I live in N I ,years ago when I wasnt working I went for an interview in Dublin .
It happened to be my signing on day ,and they stopped my benefits for being out of the country .

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so you would be going to see him 7 or 8 times a year for upto 2 weeks each time and he would be visiting you as well,sounds to me as though you could be classed by many people as living together.
E.g. if you imagine a couple who do live together and he works away 5 days a week(for whatever reason)then they spend only a 100 days a year living together and are treated for all purposes as man and wife,you on the other hand think that living together for 16 weeks plus,which is 112 days plus shouldnt impact your benefits?