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1 day 17 hours ago #304939 by lucy
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I get high PIP daily living and mobility for OCD. I need to go abroad for a holiday. My trigger is rife in UK, but abroad I can escape my rituals while there. So I would not need a carer during the holiday.
However, in the insurance terms it say, "any trips, if you usually require a carer to assist with activities of daily living, but do not travel with a carer who is able to assist" you will not be covered.
Thing is with PIP you don't need to actually have a carer, only the need for one. I do not have a full time carer because it is not practical. They would need to be here 24/7. I muddle through with my nightmare life. Life is hell and I need to get away from my rituals.
So how would DWP/Insurance company understand this? Would DWP stop my money? I am pretty much a recluse lately as OCD so bad.
How to I deal with this.
However, in the insurance terms it say, "any trips, if you usually require a carer to assist with activities of daily living, but do not travel with a carer who is able to assist" you will not be covered.
Thing is with PIP you don't need to actually have a carer, only the need for one. I do not have a full time carer because it is not practical. They would need to be here 24/7. I muddle through with my nightmare life. Life is hell and I need to get away from my rituals.
So how would DWP/Insurance company understand this? Would DWP stop my money? I am pretty much a recluse lately as OCD so bad.
How to I deal with this.
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1 day 16 hours ago #304944 by BIS
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Hi Lucy
I'm afraid part of your question is outside the remit of this forum. In terms of your holiday insurance, that is a decision you need to make yourself - but from a personal point of view, I would tell anyone going on holiday to have proper travel insurance.
With regards to the DWP - you only need to inform them if you are going on holiday for more than four weeks. If it is for more than four weeks - and you inform them, there is a chance they will ask you about it next time you have a review. A couple of members have recently reported being asked about their holidays.
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I'm afraid part of your question is outside the remit of this forum. In terms of your holiday insurance, that is a decision you need to make yourself - but from a personal point of view, I would tell anyone going on holiday to have proper travel insurance.
With regards to the DWP - you only need to inform them if you are going on holiday for more than four weeks. If it is for more than four weeks - and you inform them, there is a chance they will ask you about it next time you have a review. A couple of members have recently reported being asked about their holidays.
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1 day 15 hours ago #304959 by HJ
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Hi,
I hope that you can get away and the break helps you.
How long would your holiday be for? I ask this as I've been looking at something similar for my friend - from what we can figure out you can go out of the UK for 4 weeks - but more than that you have to tell them - and it says your PIP maybe affected - but doesn't say will be.
So it would be interesting to hear if you needed a longer break what may happen to your PIP - as the last thing you want to do is get it stopped for going away for a longer break.
I hope that you can get away and the break helps you.
How long would your holiday be for? I ask this as I've been looking at something similar for my friend - from what we can figure out you can go out of the UK for 4 weeks - but more than that you have to tell them - and it says your PIP maybe affected - but doesn't say will be.
So it would be interesting to hear if you needed a longer break what may happen to your PIP - as the last thing you want to do is get it stopped for going away for a longer break.
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1 day 13 hours ago #304964 by lucy
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Thanks. My concern is, that they might think that if I can go abroad alone, that I do not qualify for PIP, and stop the payments? My point is, that I would not need help abroad because my trigger would not be there, like it is in the UK, where I am afraid to go out. Would they get that?
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1 day 12 hours ago #304965 by lucy
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But will DWP think that if I can go alone on hols that I do not need PIP? WHereas the truth is that being abroad makes it possible to have a normal few days.
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1 day 11 hours ago #304966 by HJ
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Hi,
I hope that you can get away and a break helps you.
How long would your holiday be for? I ask this as I've been looking at something similar for my friend - from what we can figure out you can go out of the UK for 4 weeks - but more than that you have to tell them - and it says your PIP maybe affected - but doesn't say will be.
So it would be interesting to hear if you needed a longer break what may happen to yout PIP - as the last thing you want to do is get it stopped for going away on a longer break.
I hope that you can get away and a break helps you.
How long would your holiday be for? I ask this as I've been looking at something similar for my friend - from what we can figure out you can go out of the UK for 4 weeks - but more than that you have to tell them - and it says your PIP maybe affected - but doesn't say will be.
So it would be interesting to hear if you needed a longer break what may happen to yout PIP - as the last thing you want to do is get it stopped for going away on a longer break.
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