Guardian's Allowance

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Changes to your circumstances

If your circumstances change, your entitlement to Guardian’s Allowance could be affected or your payments could stop.

You must report the following changes straight away:

• the child goes to live with someone else
• you go abroad, either temporarily (for more than 8 weeks) or permanently (for more than 1 year)
• the child leaves full-time education or approved training
• your bank or contact details change
• you find out where the surviving parent is
• the surviving parent comes out of hospital or prison (or has their sentence shortened)
• the surviving parent makes a payment towards their child’s upkeep

You can report these changes by phone or post.

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