Decision makers’ guide: Vol 11: Industrial injuries benefits: staff guide
Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
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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
- contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance and contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance for people who are eligible for Universal Credit
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:
Updates to this page
Last updated 12 December 2024 + show all updates
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Updated chapter 67 "Prescribed diseases" and the summary of changes. The following sentences have been deleted from Chapter 67: [1] Paragraph 67721 "Claims for PD D1 Pneumoconiosis must be treated as urgent cases if the claimant mentions exposure to asbestos." [2] Paragraph 67886 "Claims for PD D9 are treated as urgent cases if the claimant is 'Nearing End of Life' due to their pleural thickening or any other illness the claimant has." [3] Paragraph 67939 "Claims for PD D12 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease are treated as urgent if the claimant is known to be 'Nearing End of Life."
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Updated Chapter 67 and Vol 11 rolling summary of changes
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Updated DMG Vol 11 Ch 67: Prescribed diseases and added summary of changes.
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Replaced DMG Vol 11 Ch 64: Background to Industrial Injuries Scheme and DMG Vol 11: Summary of changes from October 2021 with updated versions.
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Updated DMG volume 11 chapter 67: Prescribed Diseases and added summary of changes.
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Added updated DMG chapter 67: Prescribed Diseases.
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Updated chapter 69. Added DMG Vol 11: Summary of changes from October 2021.
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Updated chapter 69.
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Revised chapter 67. Summary of changes in 'DMG Vol 11: Amendment 46, June 2020'.
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Updated DMG volume 11, chapter 67. Changes listed in amendment 45, February 2020.
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Added revised 'DMG Vol 11 Ch 71: Reduced earnings allowance' and added associated amendment note 'DMG Vol 11: Amendment 44, June 2019'.
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Revised DMG volume 11 chapters 67, 69 and 71 with amendments listed in amendment 43.
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Added revised DMG volume 11 chapter 67, with changes listed in amendment 42.
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Added revised DMG volume 11 chapter 67, annotated to DMG memo 10/18.
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Published revised DMG volume 11 chapter 71 and amendment 41, which lists all the changes.
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Added revised DMG chapter 71: Reduced earnings allowance. Annotated to DMG memo 7/18.
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Added revised DMG volume 11 chapter 67. Amendments to it listed in amendment 40.
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Added revised DMG volume 11 chapter 67. Amendments to it listed in amendment 38. Also deleted out of date amendment 37.
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Added revised chapter 67 annotated to memo 4/17.
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Added revised chapter 67. Amendments to it listed in amendment 38.
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Published revised DMG volume 11 chapter 67 annotated to new memo 26/16.
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Added revised chapters 67 and 69. Amendments to them listed in amendment 37.
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Added revised chapter 66. Amendments to it listed in amendment 36, also added.
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Published revised chapter 67 annotated with memo 3/15.
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Added revised chapters 71 and 72 and new amendment 35.
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Replaced chapter 72 with amended version. The changes made are listed in amendment 34.
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Added revised chapters 66, 67, 69. The changes are listed in amendment 33 - also added.
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