United Kingdom · Question · Written question
UIN 45162
British Nationals Abroad: Coronavirus
Introduced
6 May 2020
Last action
18 May 2020 · Answer
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Answered
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Discovery layer
Source updated
18 May 2020
Summary
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that UK travellers awaiting repatriation to the UK continue to receive the benefit payments they are entitled to beyond the usual four week period for payme
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6 May 2020
Written question
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps the Government is taking to ensure that UK travellers awaiting repatriation to the UK continue to receive the benefit payments they are entitled to beyond the usual four week period for payme
Source: Commons
18 May 2020
Answer
DWP continues to support existing benefit recipients in exceptional cases where their absence abroad goes over the period allowed under the temporary absence benefit rules and are awaiting repatriation due to covid-19 travel restrictions.
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- Official source: https://questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-questions/detail/2020-05-06/45162
- Open data entity: https://questions-statements-api.parliament.uk/api/writtenquestions/questions/1194201
- uk · wq-1194201 · source updated 18 May 2020