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You may be treated as having lived in great Britain, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man if you have been living in an EEA country or a country which has a special agreement with the UK. See earlier - ‘Benefits you may be able to get’
If you do not have to pay income tax in Great Britain, there are special rules and you have to have lived in Great Britain for 156 weeks in the 4 years before you stopped having to pay income tax.
For information on the general rules for these benefits, get leaflet SD1 Sick or disabled from your social security office.
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit
Reduced Earnings Allowance
There are no special rules if you have just come to Great Britain.
You may also be able to get Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit or Reduced Earnings Allowance if one of the following applies:
You were working as a mariner or airman, or working on the continental shelf of the UK, another EC country or Norway. This might be working on an oil rig.
The accident or disease occurred after 1 October 1986 and during the first 52 weeks you were employed abroad, and you were paying NI contributions.
Your employer was paying NI contributions for you while you were working abroad.
You were paying special NI contributions for volunteer development workers.
For information on the general rules for Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit, get leaflet SD1 Sick or disabled from your social security office.
Disability Working Allowance.
Family Credit
You must normally live in Great Britain, and be in Great Britain when you make your claim.
For information on the general rules for Disability Working Allowance get leaflet SD1 Sick or disabled from your social security office.
For information on the general rules for Family Credit, get leaflet BC1 Babies and children from your social security office.
Child Benefit
Guardians Allowance
You and your child must usually have lived in Great Britain, Northern Ireland or the Isle of Man for 26 weeks in the last 12 months, and be in Great Britain when you make your claim.
There are different arrangements if you have come to Great Britain from an EEA country or a country which has a special arrangement with the UK. For more information, you may be able to get another leaflet. See earlier- ‘Benefits you may be able to get’.
Guardian’s Allowance also depends on the nationality of the child’s parents and which country they lived in.
For more information on these benefits, get leaflet BC1 Babies and children from your social security office.
Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance
Income Support
These depend on whether the Benefits Agency decide that you are habitually resident in the UK, the Republic of Ireland or the Isle of Man.
You may be treated as habitually resident if you are an EC national who has recently worked in the UK.
You may be treated as habitually resident if the Home Office give you asylum or exceptional leave to stay in the UK.
The Benefits Agency will decide if you are habitually resident by asking things such as:
Whether you have worked in the UK.
How long you have lived abroad.
Why you have come to the UK.
How you plan to support yourself in the UK.
How long you plan to stay in the UK.
For more information on the general rules for income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance, get leaflet JSAL5 Jobseeker’s Allowance - Helping you back to work from your Jobcentre.
There is a range of leaflets that give information on the general rules for Income Support. The leaflet for you depends on your circumstances. Contact your social security office for details.
Housing Benefit
Council Tax Benefit
You can only get Housing Benefit and Council Tax Benefit if you have made the United Kingdom, the Channel Islands, the Isle of Man or the Irish Republic your permanent home
If you have come into the United Kingdom within five years of your claim for benefit, your local council will ask you for some information.
If you are an asylum seeker or sponsored immigrant, you may not be entitled to Housing benefit or Council Tax Benefit.
For more information on the general rules for Housing Benefit, get leaflet GL16 Help with your rent from your social security office
For information about the general rules for Council Tax Benefit get leaflet GL17 Help with your council tax from your social security office
For your nearest social security office look for Benefits Agency display advert in the business section of the phone book.
