Temporary absence abroad
Where a person is temporarily abroad at the point of transfer, the time limits set out below begin on the date the person went abroad, even if this date precedes the date of the point of transfer (PADP Regs, Sch 1, Part 3, para 12(a)).
If the person is temporarily abroad at the point of case transfer, their PADP should be put into payment for
- 13 weeks, minus the period prior to PADP entitlement where the person was abroad and Attendance Allowance was in payment, or
- 26 weeks, minus the period prior to PADP entitlement where the person was abroad and Attendance Allowance was in payment, where the temporary absence is in connection with receiving medical treatment.
Example: Person is temporarily abroad at point of case transfer
Vincent is 77 years old. He normally lives in Scotland but at the point of case transfer he has been in South Africa for 10 weeks for medical treatment connected to a long standing illness. Vincent continues to be treated as present in the common travel area for purposes of PADP for a further 16 weeks beginning on the date his PADP entitlement begins. If, at the end of that time he has not returned, his award will end.