moving to cyprus coral bay

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Originally Posted by iang

there is me and my wife,son 26 and daughter 18,we are quite wealthy so fundin is no problem,1 question though,my son gets incapacity benefit in the uk and dla because he is disabled,would he lose these if we made the move to cyprus...
thanks ian

Incapacity Benefit, as you probably know, is changing to ESA (Employment Support Allowance), and all people in receipt of IB are being "migrated" to ESA. After migration to ESA, your son will either be found fit for work and lose his benefit, or be placed in the Work Related Activity Group (WRAG) - in which case he can only receive ESA if he is an UK resident - or be placed in the Support Group - in which case he will continue to receive ESA as long as he qualifies and lives in the EEA.

DLA is different and I am not sure of the detailed requirements. But information is readily available on the Internet.

Having recently been placed in the Support Group I telephoned the International Pension Service (ESA desk) and they confirmed this for me.

PM if I can help further.