Benefit claimants are being warned about new travel rules which have been described as "discrimination".
More than 2,000 people have signed a petition calling for changes to the guidelines, saying they are being treated less favourably. People claiming state benefits are expected to follow strict rules if they are planning to go abroad.
This includes those on Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance, Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and Carer's Allowance. In the case of Personal Independence Payment - a benefit for people with chronic health conditions and disabilities - the official handbook updated in April this year says claimants must tell the DWP if they are "leaving the country or planning to leave the country for a period of more than four weeks, even if this is a holiday."
