Guidance

Decision makers’ guide: memos: staff guide

Guidance that supplements the information in the decision makers' guide.

Published 16 October 2013
Last updated 21 November 2019 — see all updates

From:

Department for Work and Pensions

Documents

DMG memo 15/19: JSA higher level sanctions amendments 2019

Ref: DMG memo 15/19PDF, 166KB, 3 pages

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DMG memo 14/19: Prescribed disease A15: Dupuytren's contracture

Ref: DMG memo 14/19PDF, 128KB, 2 pages

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DMG memo 13/19: Capital Disregards

Ref: DMG memo 13/19PDF, 132KB, 2 pages

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DMG memo 12/19: Funeral Support Payments

Ref: DMG memo 12/19PDF, 87.1KB, 3 pages

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DMG memo 11/19: Right to Reside – IS, JSA, SPC, ESA and SPC

Ref: DMG memo 11/19PDF, 60.6KB, 3 pages

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DMG memo 10/19: The Children's Funeral Fund for England

Ref: DMG memo 10/19PDF, 183KB, 4 pages

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DMG memo 9/19: Changes to deductions for arrears of child maintenance

Ref: DMG memo 9/19PDF, 42.8KB, 2 pages

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DMG memo 8/19: AA, DLA (Care) & CA - effect of recent Court of Appeal decision regarding the Past Presence Test (PPT) and GSL.

Ref: DMG memo 8/19PDF, 59.8KB, 4 pages

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DMG memo 7/19: mixed age couples in State Pension Credit

Ref: DMG memo 7/19PDF, 124KB, 10 pages

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DMG memo 6/19: right to reside: EU settlement scheme (EUSS): IS, JSA, ESA and SPC

Ref: DMG memo 6/19PDF, 64.9KB, 4 pages

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DMG memo 5/19: late application for a mandatory reconsideration

Ref: DMG memo 5/19PDF, 84.4KB, 7 pages

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DMG memo 3/19: Income Tax rates, IS/JSA/ESA/SPC benefit rates and social security contributions rates from April 2019

Ref: DMG memo 3/19PDF, 58.1KB, 4 pages

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DMG memo 18/18: Best Start Grants

Ref: DMG memo 18/18PDF, 161KB, 4 pages

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DMG memo 17/18: Income-based Jobseeker's Allowance, higher pensioner premium and disability premium

Ref: DMG memo 17/18PDF, 133KB, 2 pages

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DMG memo 16/18: The Social Security (misc amdt no. 5) Regs 2017

Ref: DMG memo 16/18PDF, 354KB, 3 pages

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DMG memo 14/18: State Pension Credit, child addition

Ref: DMG memo 14/18PDF, 141KB, 11 pages

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DMG memo 13/18: Change to the time for claiming a Sure Start Maternity Grant

Ref: DMG memo 13/18PDF, 62KB, 2 pages

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DMG memo 11/18: Incapacity Benefit reassessment - arrears of ESA(IR)

Ref: DMG memo 11/18PDF, 259KB, 7 pages

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DMG memo 9/18: Scottish Carer's Allwoance supplement

Ref: DMG memo 9/18PDF, 156KB, 2 pages

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DMG memo 8/18: Undocumented Commonwealth citizens resident in the UK – JSA, ESA, IS and SPC

Ref: DMG memo 8/18PDF, 128KB, 4 pages

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DMG memo 1/18: ESA, work-related activity and substantial risk

Ref: DMG memo 1/18PDF, 1.36MB, 18 pages

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DMG memo 23/17: October 2017 miscellaneous amendments

Ref: DMG memo 23/17PDF, 156KB, 4 pages

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DMG memo 18/17: Amendments to the JSA hardship regulations

Ref: DMG memo 18/17PDF, 91KB, 13 pages

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DMG memo 16/17: AA, DLA (care), WFP and CA, effect of recent UT decision regarding the past presence test (PPT) and GSL

Ref: DMG memo 16/17PDF, 15.9KB, 3 pages

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DMG memo 13/17: ESA, further evidence of Limited Capability for Work (LCW)

Ref: DMG memo 13/17PDF, 98KB, 6 pages

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DMG memo 2/17: Carer's Allowance – meaning of 'temporary interruption' to full-time education

Ref: DMG 2/17PDF, 60.3KB, 4 pages

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DMG memo 1/17: Amendment to the Northern Ireland reciprocal arrangements Regulations in respect of Bereavement Support Payment (BSP), ESA(cont) and JSA(IB)

Ref: DMG 1/17PDF, 30.5KB, 5 pages

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DMG memo 11/16: State Pension – consequential amendments

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DMG Memo: 2/16 Right to reside – IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) & SPC – effect of Upper Tribunal decision

Ref: DMG Memo 2/16PDF, 101KB, 5 pages

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DMG memo 11/13: Jobseekers (back to work schemes) Act 2013

Ref: DMG memo 11/13PDF, 31.8KB, 5 pages

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DMG memo JSA/IS 106: JSA and IS – Tax Credits – changes from September 2005

Ref: DMG memo JSA/IS 106PDF, 13.5KB, 3 pages

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DMG memo JSA/IS 64: JSA and IS – Tax Credit – change from April 2004

Ref: DMG memo JSA/IS 64PDF, 77.2KB, 21 pages

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DMG memo SPC 53 – housing costs – service charges

Ref: DMG memo SPC 53PDF, 41KB, 9 pages

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Details

This guidance is for DWP staff who make decisions about benefits and pensions. It helps them make decisions that are accurate and consistent.

The introduction of Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment affects the guidance DWP staff use.

DWP decision makers now use Advice for decision making (instead of the DMG) for decisions that involve:

• Universal Credit
• Personal Independence Payment
• new style Jobseeker’s Allowance and ‘New Style’ Employment and Support Allowance, which are for people who are eligible for Universal Credit and are based on their National Insurance record

Why we publish this guide

We publish this guide to help people understand how we make decisions.

Information for claimants

Information for claimants about eligibility and how to claim:

• benefits
• pensions

Published 16 October 2013
Last updated 21 November 2019 + show all updates