Guidance

Decision makers’ guide: memos: staff guide

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

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 16 October 2013
• Last updated: 13 November 2024 — See all updates

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DMG memo 08/2024: Disregard for Capital Payments from an Estate of Infected Blood Compensation Payments

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DMG memo 07/2024: Social Security co-ordination legacy

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DMG memo 06/2024: Competing competency and the AH judgment

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DMG memo 5/2024: AT and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights Assessment

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DMG memo 4/2024: Closure of Tax Credits for State Pension Age Claimants and Transfer to Universal Credit and Pension Credit

Ref: DMG memo 4/2024

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DMG memo 3/2024: Self-sufficiency and the WV decision (revised)

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DMG memo 1/2024: The Social Security and Universal Credit (Migration of Tax Credit Claimants and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024

Ref: 1/2024

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DMG memo 12/23: Legacy Benefits - The Carer’s Assistance (Carer’s support payment) (Scotland) Consequential Amendments 2023

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DMG memo 11/23: Israel, OPTs and Lebanon HRT & PPT Exemption, and Capital

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DMG memo 9/23: Change to Underlying Entitlement Conditions for Widowed Parent's Allowance due to the Introduction of the Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023

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DMG memo 8/23: Capital disregard for Infected Blood Compensation payments

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DMG memo 7/23: Disregards for Grenfell Tower, Post Office Compensation and Vaccine Damage Payments

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DMG memo 6/23: Disability Living Allowance for Children - Changes to Residence and Presence Test and People Moving from England and Wales to Scotland

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DMG memo 5/23: Sudan HRT and PPT Exemption

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DMG memo 2/23: The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023 - Widowed Parent's Allowance and Higher Rate Bereavement Support Payment

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DMG memo 1/23: HRT & PPT Exemptions For Specific Irish Citizens

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DMG memo 13/22: Reinstatement of a qualifying benefit and revision

Ref: DMG memo 13/22

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DMG memo 11/22: Social Security Co-ordination - European Union (Withdrawal Agreement)

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DMG memo 8/22: Ukraine - HRT and PPT exemption

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DMG memo 2/22: Changes to AA and DLA - Introduction of Adult Disability Payment

Ref: DMG memo 2/22

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DMG memo 1/22: Pre-settled status – Income related benefits – effect of Fratila and another v Secretary of State for Work and Pensions [2021] UKSC 53 decision

Ref: DMG memo 1/22

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DMG memo 15/21: Disregard for historical abuse and Windrush schemes

Ref: DMG memo 15/21

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DMG memo 14/21: Claimants without a status under the European Union Settlement Scheme at the end of the grace period

Ref: DMG memo 14/21

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DMG memo 11/21: Afghanistan HRT and PPT exception

Ref: DMG memo 11/21

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DMG memo 10/21: Consequential amendments to Social Security legislation due to the introduction of Child Disability Payment (CDP)

Ref: DMG memo 10/21

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DMG memo 7/21: Right to reside – Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 – CA, DLA and AA

Ref: DMG memo 7/21

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DMG memo 26/20: Right to reside: The Citizens' Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 – IS, JSA, ESA and SPC

Ref: DMG memo 26/20

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DMG Memo 6/21: Right to reside – The Citizens’ Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 – CA, DLA and AA

Ref: DMG memo 6/21

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DMG memo 5/21: Right to reside – The Citizens’ Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 – CA, DLA and AA

Ref: DMG memo 5/21

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DMG memo 2/21: Transferring SMI loans

Ref: DMG memo 2/21

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DMG memo 1/21: Pre-settled status – Income related benefits – Effect of Court of Appeal decision

Ref: DMG memo 1/21

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DMG memo 30/20: Right to reside – European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Act 2020 – IS, JSA, ESA and SPC

Ref: DMG memo 30/20

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DMG memo 29/20: Right to reside – The Citizens' Rights (Frontier Workers) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 – IS, JSA, ESA and SPC

Ref: DMG memo 29/20

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DMG memo 27/20: Retaining worker status and the genuine prospect of work test

Ref: DMG memo 27/20

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DMG memo 22/20: Scottish Child Payment

Ref: DMG memo 22/20

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DMG memo 25/20: Right to reside – The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 – IS, JSA, ESA and SPC

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DMG memo 21/20: Right to reside: family members and extended family members of British citizens – IS, JSA, ESA and SPC

Ref: DMG memo 21/20

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DMG memo 18/20: NHS Test and Trace self-Isolation payment

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DMG memo 17/20: Right to reside: persons of Northern Ireland: family members – IS, JSA, ESA and SPC

Ref: DMG memo 17/20

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DMG memo 16/20: Tolley lead cases guidance (revised)

Ref: DMG memo 16/20

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DMG memo 15/20: The social security (income and capital) (miscellaneous amendments) regulations 2020

Ref: DMG memo 15/20

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DMG memo 13/20: HMRC and devolved administration coronavirus schemes and benefits other than UC

Ref: DMG memo 13/20

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DMG memo 11/20: The Troubles permanent disablement payment scheme

Ref: DMG memo 11/20

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DMG memo 08/20: Parental bereavement leave and pay - consequential amendments to social security benefits

Ref: DMG memo 08/20

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DMG memo 6/20: JSA and CA: Coronavirus (COVID-19) further measures

Ref: DMG memo 6/20

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DMG memo 3/20: Identifying employment/self-employment for the determination of competency for cash sickness benefits

Ref: DMG memo 3/20

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

Ref: DMG memo 16/18

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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 1/17

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

Ref: DMG memo JSA/IS 106

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DMG memo SPC 53 – housing costs – service charges

Ref: DMG memo SPC 53

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

Ref: DMG memo JSA/IS 64

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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 13 November 2024 + show all updates

1. 13 November 2024

   Removed the following memos because they have now been incorporated in guidance: DMG memo 3/19 "Income Tax rates, IS/JSA/ESA/SPC benefit rates and social security contributions rates from April 2019"; DMG memo 5/20 "Income Tax rates, IS/ JSA/ ESA/ SPC benefit rates and Social Security Contributions rates from April 2020"; DMG memo 4/21 "Income tax rates, IS/JSA/ESA/SPC benefit rates, and social security contribution rates from April 2021"; DMG memo 7/22 "Income Tax Rates, IS/JSA/ESA/SPC Benefit Rates and Social Security Contributions Rates from April 2022"; DMG memo 4/23 "Rates for Income Tax, IS/JSA/ESA/SPC Benefit Rates and Social Security Contributions Rates from April 2023"; DMG memo 2/2024 "Rates for Income Tax, IS/JSA/ESA/SPC Benefit Rates and Social Security Contributions Rates from April 2024".

2. 6 November 2024

   Removed DMG memo 4/22: IIDB - Changes to Prescribed Disease A15 (Dupuytren's contracture of the hand) in England, Wales and Scotland. This is now fully incorporated into DMG Chapter 67 (Volume 11).

3. 1 November 2024

   Added DMG memo 08/2024: Disregard for Capital Payments from an Estate of Infected Blood Compensation Payments.

4. 23 October 2024

   Removed DMG memo 1/18: 'ESA, work-related activity and substantial risk' as it has been incorporated into DMG Chapter 42 as Appendix 2.

5. 22 October 2024

   DMG Memo 11/18 has been removed as it is incorporated into DMG Chapter 45 so no longer needed.

6. 11 September 2024

   DMG memo 07/2024: Social Security co-ordination legacy has been added.

7. 30 July 2024

   12-21: SFFP - Meaning of funeral and effect of UT decision has been removed as it's now incorporated in the DMG.

8. 25 July 2024

   Memo 02/17 deleted. This memo has been incorporated in the DMG so is no longer needed.

9. 24 July 2024

   DMG memo 06/2024: Competing competency and the AH judgment added

10. 4 July 2024

    Added DMG memo 4/2024: Closure of Tax Credits for State Pension Age Claimants and Transfer to Universal Credit and Pension Credit.

11. 27 June 2024

    Added DMG memo 5/2024: AT and the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights Assessment

12. 10 May 2024

    Revised DMG memo 3/2024: Self-sufficiency and the WV decision. The Upper Tribunal decision was handed down on 15 May 2023, not 19 May 2023 as previously stated.

13. 1 May 2024

    Added new DMG memo 3/2024: Self-sufficiency and the WV decision

14. 9 April 2024

    Added DMG memo 2/2024: Rates for Income Tax, IS/JSA/ESA/SPC Benefit Rates and Social Security Contributions Rates from April 2024.

15. 2 April 2024

    Added DMG memo 1/2024: The Social Security and Universal Credit (Migration of Tax Credit Claimants and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024.

16. 31 January 2024

    Removed "DMG Memo 10/23: Competing Competency and the AH Judgement " as it requires some updates to the content.

17. 11 January 2024

    Removed DMG Memo 03/22 and DMG Memo 09/21 as these are now incorporated within the DMG chapters

18. 11 December 2023

    Amended DMG memo 13/22: Reinstatement of a qualifying benefit and revision, to include it also applies to Carer's Allowance.

19. 8 December 2023

    Added DMG memo 12/23: Legacy Benefits - The Carer’s Assistance (Carer’s support payment) (Scotland) Consequential Amendments 2023.

20. 1 November 2023

    Added DMG memo 11/23: Israel, OPTs and Lebanon HRT & PPT Exemption, and Capital.

21. 12 October 2023

    Deleted 'DMG memo 12/22: Adult Disability Payment and Severe Disability Premium whilst in hospital or similar institution, care home or legal detention'. It has now been fully incorporated into main DMG guidance.

22. 20 September 2023

    Added DMG memo 10/23: Competing Competency and the AH Judgement.

23. 20 September 2023

    Added DMG memo 9/23: Change to Underlying Entitlement Conditions for Widowed Parent's Allowance due to the Introduction of the Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023.

24. 7 September 2023

    Added DMG memo 8/23: Capital disregard for Infected Blood Compensation payments.

25. 14 August 2023

    Updated DMG memo 7/23: Disregards for Grenfell Tower, Post Office Compensation and Vaccine Damage Payments.

26. 14 August 2023

    Updated DMG memo 2/23: The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023 – Widowed Parent's Allowance and Higher Rate Bereavement Support Payment.

27. 4 August 2023

    Deleted DMG memo 3/23: AA & DLA – Changes to the definition of terminally ill and also DMG memo 6/22: ESA – Change to definition of terminally ill, as both are now fully incorporated into main DMG guidance.

28. 2 August 2023

    Updated DMG memo 2/23: The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023 - Widowed Parent's Allowance and Higher Rate Bereavement Support Payment.

29. 28 July 2023

    Added DMG memo 7/23: : Disregards for Grenfell Tower, Post Office Compensation and Vaccine Damage Payments.

30. 13 July 2023

    Updated DMG memo 6/23: Disability Living Allowance for Children – Changes to Residence and Presence Test and People Moving from England and Wales to Scotland.

31. 7 July 2023

    Added DMG memo 6/23: Disability Living Allowance for Children – Changes to Residence and Presence Test and People Moving from England and Wales to Scotland

32. 16 May 2023

    Added DMG memo 5/23: Sudan HRT and PPT Exemption.

33. 26 April 2023

    Removed 'DMG memo 12/20: Temporary absence abroad for cash sickness benefits' because it has now been included in the main DMG guidance.

34. 20 April 2023

    Added DMG memo 04/23: Rates for Income Tax, IS/JSA/ESA/SPC Benefit Rates and Social Security Contributions Rates from April 2023 and removed DMG Memo 09/22 as it is no longer relevant.

35. 3 April 2023

    Published DMG memo 3/23: AA & DLA – Changes to the definition of terminally ill.

36. 16 February 2023

    Updated DMG memo 2/23: The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023 - Widowed Parent's Allowance and Higher Rate Bereavement Support Payment.

37. 10 February 2023

    DMG memo 2/23 added - The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023 - Widowed Parent's Allowance and Higher Rate Bereavement Support Payment

38. 7 February 2023

    Deleted DMG memo 10/22: ‘Effect of UT decision on substantial risk’ as this has now been fully incorporated into main ADM guidance.

39. 13 January 2023

    Added DMG memo 1/23: HRT & PPT Exemptions For Specific Irish Citizens. Removed DMG memo 20/20: ESA: Failure to attend as it was for past cases only and these have all been dealt with now.

40. 21 December 2022

    Removed DMG memo 4/20: ESA: Coronavirus. The information no longer in effect.

41. 8 November 2022

    Added DMG memo 13/22: Reinstatement of a qualifying benefit and revision.

42. 30 August 2022

    Published DMG 3/22: The Adult Disability Payment - IS, JSA, SPC, ESA and DLA.

43. 26 August 2022

    Removed DMG memo 19/20: ESA: Mandatory reconsideration and pending appeal awards.

44. 22 August 2022

    Added DMG memo 12/22: Adult Disability Payment and Severe Disability Premium whilst in hospital or similar institution, care home or legal detention.

45. 13 July 2022

    New DMG memo added - 11/22: Social Security Co-ordination - European Union (Withdrawal Agreement)

46. 1 July 2022

    Removed DMG memo 13/21: Staggering payments of benefit arrears by instalments (legacy benefits). Now incorporated into main guidance.

47. 28 June 2022

    Added DMG memo 10/22: Effect of UT decision on substantial risk.

48. 13 June 2022

    Removed DMG memo 02/20: 'The application of article 5 of regulation (EC) no. 883/2004 of the European parliament and of the council. This has been fully incorporated into main DMG guidance.

49. 26 May 2022

    Deleted DMG memo 5/22: JSA(IB) - Changes to JSA (SAPOE) Regs 2022. This guidance has been incorporated into chapter 34.

50. 24 May 2022

    Updated 'DMG memo 8/22: Ukraine - HRT and PPT exemption' to correct an error in example 1. Removed DMG Memo 08/21: DLA past presence test (PPT) 3 to 16 year olds as it's been incorporated into main DMG guidance.

51. 25 April 2022

    Added 'DMG memo 9/22: IS, SPC, IR ESA, IB JSA - Temporary cease on third party deduction request by fuel suppliers for ongoing consumption'. Removed 'DMG memo 7/20 Prisoners on temporary release' as the regulations ceased to have effect from 31 August 2021.

52. 11 April 2022

    Added DMG memo 8/22: Ukraine - HRT and PPT exemption.

53. 8 April 2022

    Added DMG memo 7/22: Income Tax Rates, IS/JSA/ESA/SPC Benefit Rates and Social Security Contributions Rates from April 2022.

54. 31 March 2022

    Added DMG memo 4/22: IIDB - Changes to Prescribed Disease A15 (Dupuytren's contracture of the hand) in England, Wales & Scotland, DMG memo 5/22: JSA(IB) - Changes to JSA (SAPOE) Regs 2022 and DMG memo 6/22: ESA - Change to definition of terminally ill.

55. 25 March 2022

    Added DMG memo 2/22.

56. 21 January 2022

    Added DMG memo 1/22.

57. 21 January 2022

    Removed 'DMG Memo 10/20: Electronic claims for State Pension Credit', 'DMG Memo 14/20: The social fund and social security (claims and payments) (amendment) regulations 2020', 'DMG Memo 24/20: State Pension Credit: Universal Credit claimants who reach the qualifying age' and 'DMG Memo 3/21: Medical Examinations in IIDB and ESA' as they have been included in the main DMG guidance.

58. 24 December 2021

    Added DMG memo 15/21.

59. 19 November 2021

    Updated DMG Memo 13/20.

60. 12 November 2021

    Added DMG memo 14/21. Updated DMG memos 4/20 and 12/20.

61. 5 November 2021

    Added DMG memo 13/21: Staggering payments of benefit arrears by instalments (legacy benefits).

62. 15 October 2021

    Added 'DMG memo 12/21: SFFP – Meaning of funeral and effect of Upper Tribunal decision'. Removed 'DMG memo 28/20: Social Fund SSMG – Effect of Upper Tribunal decision SK and LL v SSWP [2020] UKUT 145 (AAC)' as it is now part of the main guidance.

63. 24 September 2021

    Added DMG memo 11/21: Afghanistan HRT and PPT exception.

64. 3 September 2021

    Removed DMG memo 7/19: mixed age couples in State Pension Credit as the information has been incorporated into the main guidance.

65. 23 August 2021

    Added DMG memo 10/21.

66. 20 August 2021

    Added DMG memo 9/21: Disability Assistance for children and young people – consequential amendments to Social Security Regulations.

67. 9 July 2021

    Added DMG memo 8/21: DLA past presence test (PPT) 3 to 16 year olds.

68. 20 May 2021

    Updated DMG memo 1/21 - paragraph 20.

69. 14 May 2021

    Updated DMG memos 4/20 and 6/20 as the period for which the regulations remain in force has been extended.

70. 13 May 2021

    Added DMG memos 5/21, 6/21 and 7/21. Updated DMG memo 7/20 as the period for which the regulations remain in force has been extended to 31 August 2021.

71. 19 April 2021

    Added DMG memo 4/21.

72. 25 March 2021

    Added DMG memo 3/21.

73. 15 March 2021

    Added DMG memo 2/21 and updated DMG memo 25/20.

74. 1 March 2021

    Added DMG memo 1/21: Pre-settled status – Income related benefits – Effect of Court of Appeal decision.

75. 28 January 2021

    Removed DMG memo 11/13 (Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013) and DMG memo 23/20 (Jobseekers (Back to Work Schemes) Act 2013 (Remedial) Order 2020). The guidance in these memos has now been incorporated into DMG Vol 6: chapter 34 as appendices 6 and 7.

76. 8 January 2021

    Updated DMG memos 25/20, 26/20, 27/20, 29/20 and 30/20.

77. 4 January 2021

    Added DMG memos 26/20, 27/20, 28/20, 29/20 and 30/20.

78. 22 December 2020

    Added DMG Memo 25/20: Right to reside - The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (EU Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 - IS, JSA, ESA & SPC.

79. 18 December 2020

    Added DMG memo 24/20: State Pension Credit: Universal Credit claimants who reach the qualifying age.

80. 17 November 2020

    Added DMG memo 23/20.

81. 16 November 2020

    The guidance on the Social Security (Coronavirus) (Prisoners) Regulations 2020 in DMG memo 7/20 has been updated. This is because the period for which the regulations remain in force has been extended to a period of 14 months from 13 March 2020. The guidance on the Social Security (Coronavirus) (Further Measures) Regulations 2020 in DMG memo 6/20 has been updated. This is because the period for which the regulations remain in force has been extended to 30 April 2021 for the Universal Credit (UC) Minimum Income Floor provisions, and 12 May 2021 for the Jobseeker's Allowance (JSA) and Carer's Allowance provisions. Guidance on the UC and JSA work-related requirements has been removed as these provisions ceased to have effect on 12 November 2020.

82. 3 November 2020

    Added DMG memo 22/20: Scottish Child Payment.

83. 22 October 2020

    The period the 'UC and ESA (Coronavirus Disease) (Amendment) Regulations 2020' remain in force has been extended to 12 April 2021. DMG memo 04/20 has been updated to reflect the change for contribution-based and income-related ESA.

84. 6 October 2020

    Added DMG memo 21/20: Right to reside: family members and extended family members of British citizens – IS, JSA, ESA and SPC.

85. 30 September 2020

    Added DMG memo 20/20: ESA: Failure to attend.

86. 14 September 2020

    Added DMG memo 19/20: ESA: Mandatory reconsideration and pending appeal awards.

87. 7 September 2020

    Added DMG memo 18/20 “NHS Test and Trace self-isolation payment”.

88. 24 August 2020

    Added DMG memo 17/20: Right to reside: persons of Northern Ireland: family members – IS, JSA, ESA and SPC.

89. 20 August 2020

    Added DMG memo 16/20. Removed DMG memo 16/19 as it is no longer relevant.

90. 4 August 2020

    Removed Memo DMG 9/19: Changes to deductions for arrears of child support maintenance (CSM) as no longer relevant.

91. 9 July 2020

    Added 'DMG memo 14/20: The social fund and social security (claims and payments) (amendment) regulations 2020' and 'DMG memo 15/20: The social security (income and capital) (miscellaneous amendments) regulations 2020'.

92. 2 July 2020

    Revised version of 'DMG memo 13/20' added.

93. 19 June 2020

    Added 'DMG memo 13/20: HMRC and devolved administration coronavirus schemes and benefits other than UC'.

94. 11 June 2020

    Added 'DMG Memo 12/20: Temporary absence abroad for cash sickness benefits'.

95. 8 June 2020

    Removed DMG memos 17/18, 12/19, 15/19, 01/20 and 09/20 as they have been incorporated into the main guidance.

96. 27 May 2020

    Added DMG memo 11/20: The Troubles permanent disablement payment scheme.

97. 15 May 2020

    Added 'DMG Memo 10/20: Electronic claims for State Pension Credit'.

98. 6 May 2020

    Added 'DMG memo 09/20: Maternity Allowance: Earnings condition'.

99. 27 April 2020

    Added 'DMG memo 08/20: Parental bereavement leave and pay - consequential amendments to social security benefits'.

100. 21 April 2020

     Added 'DMG memo 07/20: Prisoners on temporary release' and a revised version of DMG memo 06/20.

101. 6 April 2020

     Added DMG memo 6/20: JSA and CA: Coronavirus (COVID-19) further measures.

102. 25 March 2020

     Added DMG memo 5/20: Income Tax rates, IS/ JSA/ ESA/ SPC benefit rates and Social Security Contributions rates from April 2020

103. 23 March 2020

     Added DMG memo 4/20: ESA - Coronavirus.

104. 6 March 2020

     Added DMG memo 3/20: Identifying employment/self-employment for the determination of competency for cash benefits.

105. 24 February 2020

     Deleted DMG Memo 16/17: 'AA, DLA (Care), WFP & CA – Effect of recent UT decision regarding the past presence test (PPT) and GSL' as it is no longer current.

106. 14 February 2020

     These DMG memos were no longer current and have been deleted: 02/16: Right to reside - IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) & SPC – effect of UT decision 11/16: State Pension – Consequential Amendments 13/17: ESA: further evidence of LCW 18/17: Amendments to the JSA Hardship Regulations 23/17: October 2017 Miscellaneous Amendments 08/18: Undocumented Commonwealth Citizens Resident in the UK- JSA, ESA, IS & SPC 09/18: Scottish Carer’s Allowance supplement 13/18 - Change to the time for claiming a Sure Start Maternity Grant 14/18: State Pension Credit – Child Addition 18/18: Best Start Grants 05/19: Late application for a mandatory reconsideration 06/19: Right to reside - EU Settlement Scheme (EUSS) – IS, JSA, ESA & SPC 10/19: The Children's Funeral Fund for England 11/19: Right To Reside – IS, JSA, ESA & SPC 13/19: Capital Disregards 14/19: Prescribed Disease: A15 Dupuytren's Contracture 17/19: Right to reside - EEA National who ceases self-employment because of the physical constraints of the late stages of pregnancy and the aftermath of childbirth - IS

107. 27 January 2020

     Added DMG memo 02/20: The application of article 5 of regulation (EC) no. 883/2004 of the European parliament and of the council.

108. 20 January 2020

     Added DMG Memo 01/20: Civil Partnerships for opposite sex couples

109. 17 December 2019

     Minor change. Revised DMG 17/19 - para 19 - added supplementary wording to clarify the date as being that of the date of the UT decision.

110. 2 December 2019

     Added 'DMG Memo 17/19: Right to reside – EEA National who ceases self-employment because of the physical constraints of the late stages of pregnancy and the aftermath of childbirth – IS'.

111. 26 November 2019

     Added DMG memo 16/19: Tolley lead cases guidance.

112. 21 November 2019

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

113. 4 November 2019

     Added 'DMG memo 13/19: Capital Disregards' and 'DMG memo 14/19: Prescribed disease A15: Dupuytren's contracture'.

114. 17 September 2019

     Added DMG Memo 12/19: Funeral Support Payments.

115. 29 August 2019

     Removed memos 6/17 'ESA, removal of Work-Related Activity component', 20/17 'Infected blood and thalidomide regulations' and 10/18 'Changes to prescribed diseases B15 and D6' as they are no longer current.

116. 2 August 2019

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

117. 19 July 2019

     Added DMG memo 10/19 about the Children's Funeral Fund for England.

118. 17 July 2019

     Added memo 9/19 about changes for deductions for arrears of child maintenance. Updated memo 14/18 'State Pension Credit, child addition' to correct the amount in paragraph 28.

119. 28 June 2019

     Removed DMG memos '15/18: International issues', '24/17: The social security (Misc Amdt No.5) regs 2017' and '19/14: Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support - Tax Credits, Changes from December 2014' as these have now been incorporated into the advice for decision makers and decision makers' guides.

120. 14 June 2019

     Added DMG memo 11/16: State Pension – consequential amendments.

121. 30 May 2019

     Removed DMG memo 01/19 and replaced with DMG 07/19 - Mixed age couples in State Pension Credit, also revised DMG memo 08/19 - AA, DLA (Care) & CA: effect of recent court of appeal decision regarding the Past Presence Test (PPT) and GSL.

122. 10 May 2019

     Added DMG Memo 5/19: late application for a mandatory reconsideration, and DMG memo 6/19: right to reside: EU settlement scheme (EUSS): IS, JSA, ESA and SPC. Removed DMG Memo 17/17: late application for a mandatory reconsideration - effect of a recent 3 judge panel. This memo is no longer relevant.

123. 29 March 2019

     Removed memos 15/17, 8/17, 5/17, 4/17, 3/17, 13/16, 11/16, 17/15 as these have been incorporated into the Decision Makers' Guide. Republished memo 2/16 'Right to reside – IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) & SPC – Effect of UT Decision'.

124. 26 March 2019

     Added DMG memo 3/19: Income Tax rates, IS/JSA/ESA/SPC benefit rates and social security contributions rates from April 2019 and revised chapters 23, 26, 27, 33, 44, 46, 49, 60, 78 and 79 annotated to memo 3/19. Also deleted out of date memos 7/17, 10/17, 11/17, 14/17, 21/17, 22/17, 12/18 and 2/19.

125. 20 February 2019

     Added DMG memo 1/19: Mixed age couples in State Pension Credit and DMG memo 2/19: Civil status certificates.

126. 10 December 2018

     Replaced DMG memo 17/18 as it was a duplicate of memo 16/18. And added DMG memo 18/18: Best Start Grants.

127. 28 November 2018

     Added DMG memo 17/18: The Social Security (misc amdt no. 5) Regs 2017.

128. 21 November 2018

     Added DMG memos 14/18: State Pension Credit - child addition, 15/18: International issues, JSA, ESA, IS and SPC and 16/18: The Social Security (misc amdt no. 5) Regs 2017.

129. 12 October 2018

     Published DMG memo 13/18: Change to the time for claiming a Sure Start Maternity Grant and DMG memo 12/18: Treatment of arrears and capital disregards in income-related benefits.

130. 6 September 2018

     Added DMG memo 10/18: Changes to prescribed diseases B15 and D6 and DMG memo 11/18: Incapacity Benefit reassessment - arrears of ESA(IR).

131. 30 August 2018

     Deleted out of date DMG memos: 32/10, 42/10, 35/12, 39/12, 23/14, 24/14, 33/14, 38/14, 13/15, 20/15, 26/15, 28/15, 29/15, 9/16, 12/16, 14/16, 19/16, 21/16, 22/16, 24/16, 25/16, 26/16, 9/17, 12/17, 19/17, 3/18, 4/18 and 5/18.

132. 28 August 2018

     Published DMG memo 9/18: Scottish Carer's Allowance supplement.

133. 27 July 2018

     Deleted out of date DMG memo 2/18.

134. 6 July 2018

     Deleted out of date DMG memos: 12/15, 18/16, 20/16, 7/18, 6/18 and 3/18.

135. 24 May 2018

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

136. 8 May 2018

     Added DMG memo 7/18: Reduced Earnings Allowance.

137. 3 April 2018

     Added DMG memos 3/18: Social Fund funeral expenses amendment regulations 2018, IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) and SPC, 4/18: Income tax rates, IS/JSA/ESA/ SPC benefit rates and social security contribution rates from April 2018, 5/18: Housing costs and Social Fund Maternity Grant and 6/18: DMG memo 6/18: JSA (legacy), Work and Health Programme (Mandatory Provision for the long-term unemployed).

138. 16 March 2018

     Added DMG memo 2/18: Incapacity Benefit reassessment, arrears of ESA(income-related).

139. 9 February 2018

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

140. 19 December 2017

     Added DMG memos: 22/17 - Kinship care and continuing care payments: IS, JSA and ESA, 23/17 - October 2017 miscellaneous amendments and 24/17 - The Social Security (misc amdt no. 5) Regs 2017.

141. 24 October 2017

     Added DMG memo 21/17: Qualifying young persons participating in relevant training schemes - ESA.

142. 5 October 2017

     Added DMG memos 19/17: ESA, response to the first-tier tribunal and 20/17: Infected blood and thalidomide regs.

143. 28 September 2017

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

144. 5 September 2017

     Added DMG memo 17/17: Late application for a mandatory reconsideration, effect of a recent 3 judge panel.

145. 18 August 2017

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

146. 1 August 2017

     Added DMG memo 15/2017: Bereavement Support Payment (BSP) - reciprocal agreements.

147. 19 June 2017

     Added DMG memo 14/2017: JSA/IS/SPC/ESA – Payments from the London emergencies trust and the we love Manchester emergency fund.

148. 15 May 2017

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

149. 7 April 2017

     Published DMG memos 9 to 12/17.

150. 5 April 2017

     Published DMG memos 6/17: ESA, removal of work-related activity component, 7/17: ESA, IB and SDA, exempt work and ESA, hardship and 8/17: Effect of imprisonment on Bereavement Support Payment.

151. 27 March 2017

     Deleted out of date DMG memos - 43/09, 7/14, 10/14, 27/14, 27/15, 4/16 and 15 to 17/16.

152. 24 March 2017

     Added DMG memo 5/17: Income Tax rates, IS/JSA/ESA/SPC benefit rates and social security contributions rates from April 2017.

153. 13 March 2017

     Added DMG memos 3/17: Pensions paid to victims of national socialist persecution and DMG 4/17: Changes to prescribed diseases.

154. 27 January 2017

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

155. 18 January 2017

     Deleted out of date DMG memos 37/11, 3/14 and 5/14.

156. 10 January 2017

     Published DMG memo 1/17: Amendment to the Northern Ireland reciprocal arrangements Regs in respect of bereavement support payment (BSP), ESA(cont) and JSA(IB)

157. 22 December 2016

     Published DMG memo 26/16: Industrial Injury Disablement Benefit, presumption and rebuttal and revised DMG memo 25/16 - added more detail to examples.

158. 16 December 2016

     Added DMG memo 25/16: Revision and supersession – Effects of changes to collection of class 2 National Insurance.

159. 25 November 2016

     Added DMG memos 22/16: Social Fund Cold Weather Payment, changes to scheme for winter 2016/17, IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) and SPC and 24/2016: Right to reside, immigration (EEA) Regulations 2016, IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) and SPC. DMG 23/16 is for internal use only and will not be published.

160. 30 September 2016

     Added DMG memo 21/16: Employment and Support Allowance, initiating and completing personal action.

161. 19 September 2016

     Re-published DMG memo 4/16: Limitation of savings credit for mixed age couples and phasing out of AIPS - still current.

162. 9 September 2016

     Added DMG memo 20/16: The past presence test and refugees.

163. 8 August 2016

     Added DMG memo 19/16: IS, ESA(IR) and JSA(IB) - postgraduate master's degree loans and special support loans.

164. 25 July 2016

     Added DMG memo 18/16: SPC temporary absence from Great Britain.

165. 14 July 2016

     Added DMG memo 17/16: Changes to JSA and ESA (legacy benefits) sanctions provisions July 2016.

166. 6 July 2016

     Deleted out of date memos: 14/13, 5, 10 and 23/15 and 1, 2, 4 to 8, 10 and 13/16.

167. 6 July 2016

     Added new DMG memos 14 to 16/16.

168. 24 May 2016

     Added DMG memo 13/16 - Changes to how claims can be made and change of circumstances can be reported, ESA and IIDB.

169. 20 May 2016

     Added DMG memo 12/16.

170. 8 April 2016

     Added DMG memo 11/16.

171. 30 March 2016

     Added DMG memos 7 to 10/16.

172. 3 March 2016

     Added DMG memos - 2/16: Right to reside – IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) and SPC – effect of Upper Tribunal decision, 4/16: Limitation of savings credit for mixed age couples and phasing out of AIPS, 5/16: Income Support – Right to reside – Worker status and pregnancy and 6/16: State Pension – Prisoners and overseas residents.

173. 9 February 2016

     Deleted out of date memos: 22, 25, 28, 31, 35 and 37/14, 4, 9, 16, 18, 19 and 21/15.

174. 3 February 2016

     Added DMG memo 1/16: DLA claimant over 65 returning from an EU member state within 12 months

175. 5 January 2016

     Added DMG memos 28/15: DLA mobility component, severely visually impaired people and 29/15: Advanced claims and awards of State Pension.

176. 11 November 2015

     Added DMG memos 26/15: Deciding the competent state to pay cash sickness benefit and 27/15: Action to take once competency has been decided.

177. 21 October 2015

     Added DMG memo 23/15: Additional pension, payment of class 3A contributions.

178. 21 September 2015

     Added memo 21/15: Changes to weather stations and postcode districts relating to Cold Weather Payments - IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) and SPC.

179. 31 July 2015

     Added DMG memo 20/15: Computation of earnings – earnings of employed earners.

180. 21 July 2015

     Deleted out of date memos - 13/14, 1/15, 2/15, 3/15, 6/15, 7/15, 8/15, 11/15 and 14/15.

181. 6 July 2015

     Added memo 19/15: Housing costs, standard interest rate changes affecting IS, JSA, ESA and SPC.

182. 15 June 2015

     Added DMG memo 18/15: Genuine Prospect of Work, extended period of sickness.

183. 1 June 2015

     Added memo 17/15: ESA - work related activity and substantial risk.

184. 11 May 2015

     Published new DMG memo 16/15: EEA right to reside, permanent residence.

185. 13 April 2015

     Published memos 13/15: Winter Fuel Payments and 14/15: DLA, severely mentally impaired – arrested development or Incomplete development of the brain.

186. 7 April 2015

     Deleted out of date memos: 37/12, 8/13, 20/13, 22/13, 28/13, 2/14, 4/14, 11/14, 12/14, 14/14, 15/14, 16/14, 17/14, 18/14, 20/14, 21/14, 26/14 29/14, 30/14, 32/14, 34/14 and 36/14.

187. 30 March 2015

     Published DMG memos 6 to 12/15.

188. 13 March 2015

     DMG memo 5/15: Rates for Income Tax, IS, JSA, ESA, SPC benefit rates and social security contributions from April 2015.

189. 2 March 2015

     Added DMG memo 4/2015: Substantial risk.

190. 23 February 2015

     Added memo 3/15: Changes to Presumption and Prescribed Diseases.

191. 9 February 2015

     Added memos 1/15: Misc amendments and 2/15: Extending GPOW assessments to stock EEA nationals.

192. 2 January 2015

     Added memo 38/14: JSA 18 to 21 Workskills Pilot Scheme.

193. 17 December 2014

     Added revised memo 3/14 annotated to memo 36/14.

194. 15 December 2014

     Added memos 35/14: ESA, continence activities, 36/14: Marriage of same sex couples - further changes and substituting pre-1975 contributions and 37/14: ESA, activity 1 and use of manual wheelchair.

195. 27 November 2014

     Added memos 33/14: November 2014 misc amendments and 34/14: Maternity Allowance curtailment.

196. 11 November 2014

     Added memos 31 and 32/14 and revised memos 21 and 25/14 - annotated with new memos.

197. 24 October 2014

     Added DMG memos 28, 29 and 30/14.

198. 22 October 2014

     Added memos 26/14 - SF CWP - changes to weather stations and postcode districts for winter 2014/15 - IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) and SPC and 27/14 and 27/14 - Second or subsequent referrals for the WCA - ESA.

199. 13 October 2014

     Added memo 25/14: Right to reside - CJEU judgment Saint Prix v SSWP.

200. 6 October 2014

     Added memos 23 and 24/2014.

201. 2 October 2014

     Added memo 22/14: ESA: Activity 5(d).

202. 1 October 2014

     Replaced memo 21/14 with revised version. Sentence added and a date changed in paragraph 1.

203. 26 September 2014

     Added DMG memo 21/14: IS, ESA(IR) and SPC - right to reside - establishing whether an EEA national is/was a 'worker' or a 'self-employed person'.

204. 5 September 2014

     Published DMG memo 20/14: Special educational needs – IS, JSA and ESA.

205. 22 July 2014

     Published DMG memo 19/14 about Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support and Tax Credits changes from December 2014.

206. 14 July 2014

     Added memo 18/14: Change to pensionable age.

207. 7 July 2014

     Added memos 16/14: Jobseeker’s Allowance, homeless claimants and availability for employment and 17/14: Deductions in Respect of CSM – fees, IS, JSA, ESA and SPC.

208. 27 June 2014

     Published DMG memo 15/14: Habitual residence and right to reside - JSA.

209. 28 May 2014

     Added memos 13/14 - Carer's Allowance - increase in the earnings limit and 14/14 - Right to reside – minor amendment in the way that an EEA national’s right of residence is defined – IS, JSA(IB), ESA(IR) and SPC.

210. 19 May 2014

     Added DMG memo 12/14 - ESA - Appeals against time limit decisions.

211. 16 May 2014

     Added memo 10/14: ESA - recording Limited capability for work scores.

212. 28 April 2014

     Added memo 11/14 - Work-related activity and work-focused interviews for lone parents.

213. 15 April 2014

     Added memo 9/14: Miscellaneous amendments April 2014.

214. 9 April 2014

     Added DMG memo 8/14: Maternity Allowance - Participating wife or civil partner of self-employed earner.

215. 1 April 2014

     Deleted out of date memos - 28/12, 36/12, 1/13, 5/13, 12/13, 15/13, 16/13, 17/13, 18/13, 19/13, 23/13, 24/13, 25/13, 26/13 and 27/13.

216. 28 March 2014

     Added memo 7/14 - ESA - sensory impairment activities.

217. 26 March 2014

     Added memos: 4/14: Income Tax rates IS, JSA, ESA, SPC benefit rates, social security contribution rates and increases of employment rights limits from April 2014, 5/14: Rates for Income Tax, UC benefit rates, social security contributions and increases of employment rights limits from April 2014 and 6/14: Housing costs – adapting a dwelling.

218. 13 March 2014

     Added DMG memo 3/14: Marriage of same sex couples.

219. 28 February 2014

     Added DMG memo 2/14: ESA - good cause.

220. 20 February 2014

     Added DMG memo 1/14: JSA(IB) – right to reside – establishing whether an EEA national is/was a 'worker' or a 'self-employed person'.

221. 24 December 2013

     Added DMG memo 28/13: JSA(IB) – 3 months residence requirement.

222. 19 December 2013

     Added DMG memo 27/13 – Nationals – ending of restriction on right to reside.

223. 3 December 2013

     Added latest DMG memo 26/13.

224. 25 November 2013

     Added memo 25.

225. 13 November 2013

     Published: DMG memo 23/13: JSA domestic violence amendments and DMG memo 24/13: JSA and schemes for assisting persons to obtain employment – new schemes from 5 November 2013

226. 8 November 2013

     Added DMG memos 19/13 to 21/13.

227. 16 October 2013

     First published.