The only way you can claim for either Attendance Allowance or Disability Living Allowance is if you have been given a limited period award in Great Britain and have "exported" your benefit in order to live in a European Community country.
You will only be able to make a renewal claim if
you still meet all the requirements (other than the residence and presence tests)
and
You claim for a renewal before the end of your limited period award
If your renewal claim is made at any time after the end of the limited period (even 1 day), it will be refused
You cannot make a first claim whilst resident abroad- you must satisfy the residence and presence tests for a new claim.
European Community Countries
Austria
Belgium
Bulgaria
Denmark excluding the Faroes Islands,
Estonia
Finland except the Alånd Islands
France including Corsica, Guadeloupe, Martinique, Reunion and French Guiana, but excluding Monaco
Germany
Greece including Crete and the Greek islands
Ireland
Italy including Sicily, Sardinia and Elba, but excluding the Vatican City and San Marino
Luxembourg
Malta
Netherlands excluding the Dutch Antilles
Poland
Portugal including Madeira and the Azores
Romania
Slovakia
Slovenia
Spain including the Balearic Islands, the Canary Islands and the Spanish enclaves of Ceuta and Melilla
Sweden
The European Economic Area is made up of all the above together with Iceland, Liechenstein and Norway.
