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date	21/06/2021
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent steps her Department has taken to support UK citizens overseas through the welfare system.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Ruth Jones
uin	19678
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 25/06/2021 answer text <p>Certain UK benefits can be paid overseas, some for temporary periods and others for longer depending on whether the UK has a social security agreement with a country. Generally, benefit abroad rules apply regardless of nationality, with some exceptions as in the case of the common travel area. For more information see: <a href="https://www.gov.uk/claim-benefits-abroad" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/claim-benefits-abroad</a></p><p> </p><p>Updated guidance for UK nationals in the EEA and Switzerland can be found at the following page:<a href="https://www.gov.uk/guidance/benefits-and-pensions-for-uk-nationals-in-the-eea-or-switzerland" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/guidance/benefits-and-pensions-for-uk-nationals-in-the-eea-or-switzerland</a></p><p> </p><p>Country specific advice can be found at <a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-living-in-guides" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/overseas-living-in-guides</a></p><p><strong> </strong></p><p> </p> answering member constituency North Swindon answering member printed Justin Tomlinson question first answered 25/06/2021 12:24:03 answering member 4105 label Biography information for Justin Tomlinson
tabling member	4716 label Biography information for Ruth Jones

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registered interest
date	19/11/2014
answering body	Department for Work and Pensions
answering dept id	29
answering dept short name	Work and Pensions
answering dept sort name	Work and Pensions
hansard heading	Social Security Benefits: British Nationals Abroad
house id	1
legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether his Department holds details on the total annual value of welfare benefits claimed in each EU member state by British citizens.
tabling member constituency	Newport West
tabling member printed	Paul Flynn
uin	215270
answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 26/11/2014 answer text <p /> <p>Benefits paid by EEA countries to UK citizens in their territory are paid directly to the claimant and are not recorded by the Department.</p><p><strong> </strong></p><p>The Department collects information on the numbers but not the nationality of claimants in receipt of exportable UK benefits in the European Economic Area (EEA). The actual costs are not recorded separately.</p> answering member constituency Wirral West answering member printed Esther McVey question first answered 26/11/2014 12:31:15 answering member 4084 label Biography information for Esther McVey
tabling member	545 label Biography information for Paul Flynn