http://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2002/1792/regulation/3/madeThe State Pension Credit Regulations 2002Income supportBenefitsState pensionsSickness and disability benefitsPhysical disability supportKing's Printer of Acts of Parliament2017-06-08SOCIAL SECURITYThe Regulations contained in this Instrument are made either by virtue of, or in consequence of, provisions in the State Pension Credit Act 2002 (c. 16) (“the 2002 Act”). This Instrument is made before the expiry of the period of 6 months beginning with the coming into force of those provisions; the regulations in it are therefore exempt in accordance with section 173(5) of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 from the requirement in section 172(2) of that Act to refer proposals to make Regulations to the Social Security Advisory Committee and are made without reference to that Committee.The State Pension Credit Regulations 2002PART IIEntitlement and amountPersons temporarily absent from Great Britain3.(1)

A person’s entitlement to state pension credit during periods of temporary absence from Great Britain is to continue—

(a)

for up to 4 weeks in the circumstances specified in paragraph (2);

(b)

for up to 8 weeks in the circumstances specified in paragraph (3).

(2)

The circumstances specified in this paragraph are that—

(a)

the period of the claimant’s absence from Great Britain is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks; and

(b)

while absent from Great Britain, the claimant continues to satisfy the other conditions of entitlement to state pension credit.

(3)

The circumstances specified in this paragraph are that—

(a)

the period of the claimant’s absence from Great Britain is unlikely to exceed 52 weeks;

(b)

while absent from Great Britain, the claimant continues to satisfy the other conditions of entitlement to state pension credit;

(c)

the claimant is accompanying a young person solely in connection with arrangements made for the treatment of that person for a disease or bodily or mental disablement; and

(d)

those arrangements relate to treatment—

(i)

outside Great Britain;

(ii)

during the period whilst the claimant is temporarily absent from Great Britain; and

(iii)

by, or under the supervision of, a person appropriately qualified to carry out that treatment.

(4)

In paragraph (3),

(a)

“young person” means a person who has not attained the age of 19, is treated as a child for the purposes of section 142 of the 1992 Act and lives with the claimant or the claimant’s partner; and

(b)

“appropriately qualified” means qualified in providing medical treatment, physiotherapy or a form of treatment which is similar to, or related to, either of those forms of treatment.

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