Temporary absence table
We have produced this table to illustrate and help identify the differences that now exist between temporary absences within Great Britain and outside of Great Britain.
Circumstances of absence | Within Great Britain | Outside Great Britain |
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A person detained on remand pending trial or sentence upon conviction or as a condition of bail to reside in a dwelling other than their home | 52 weeks | 4 weeks |
A person in a hospital or similar institution as a patient | 52 weeks | 26 weeks |
A person, their partner or dependent child undergoing medical treatment, medically approved convalescence in accommodation other than residential accommodation | 52 weeks | 26 weeks |
A training course | 52 weeks | 4 weeks |
A person who is absent and undertaking medically approved care of a person residing in Great Britain or elsewhere | 52 weeks | 4 weeks |
A person who is caring for child whose parent or guardian is temporarily absent from the home of that parent or guardian and receiving medically approved care or medical treatment |
52 weeks | 4 weeks |
A person who is receiving medically approved care provided in accommodation other than residential accommodation | 52 weeks | 26 weeks |
An eligible student | 52 weeks | 4 weeks |
A person who is receiving care in residential accommodation and is not staying on a trial basis to ascertain if the accommodation suits his needs | 52 weeks | 4 weeks |
A person who has left their home through fear of violence | 52 weeks | 26 weeks |
A person who enters residential accommodation on a trial basis to ascertain if it meets their needs with the intention of returning home | 52 weeks | 4 weeks |
A person who is absent from Great Britain in connection with the death of their partner or a child for whom he or his partner is responsible. Also the person's close relative, a close relative of the person's partner, or a close relative of a child, or young person for whom the person or person's partner is responsible |
13 weeks | 4 weeks plus additional 4 weeks if the decision maker considers it unreasonable for the claimant to return home within the first 4 weeks |
A member of Her Majesty’s forces posted overseas | 13 weeks | 26 weeks |
A mariner | 13 weeks | 26 weeks |
Continental shelf worker | 13 weeks | 26 weeks |
Any other temporary absence, e.g. holiday | 13 weeks | 4 weeks |
Please note that Northern Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands are not within Great Britain.