Decision Makers Guide Memos - volume 8

Date published: 24 July 2015

Last updated: 10 January 2024

Topics:

Memos contain further guidance on the interpretation of legislation to social security benefits and should be read in conjunction with the Decision Makers Guide.
 

Employment and Support Allowance – Entitlement | Limited capability for work and work-related activity | Membership of the household | Normal amount payable and components | IB, SDA and IS – claims and reassessment | Payment questions

Documents

DMG Memo Volume 8/107 - Legacy Benefits - The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Consequential Amendments 2023
PDF (199 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/106 (Revised) - Disregards for Post Office compensation payments, Grenfell Tower payments & Vaccine Damage payments
PDF (151 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/105 – Effect of Upper tribunal decision on substantial risk
PDF (168 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/104 - Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay - Consequential Amendments to Social Security Benefits
PDF (168 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/103 - Changes to definition of terminally Ill
PDF (113 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/102 – The Adult Disability Payment – Income Support, old style Jobseeker’s Allowance, State Pension Credit, old style Employment and Support Allowance and Disability Living Allowance
PDF (156 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/101 - Disregard for Historical Abuse and Windrush Schemes
PDF (142 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/100 - Disability Assistance for Children and Young People - Consequential Amendments to Social Security Regulations
PDF (145 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/99 – Medical examinations in Industrial Injuries, Disablement Benefit and Employment and Support Allowance
PDF (15 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/98 – The Loans for Mortgage Interest (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021
PDF (288 KB)
DMG Memo 8/96 – Employment and Support Allowance: Coronavirus (Revised)
PDF (213 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/95 – The application of Article 5 of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the council
PDF (131 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/94 - Changes to deductions for arrears of Child Support Maintenance
PDF (114 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/93 - Mixed age couples in State Pension Credit
PDF (233 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/92 - IB Reassessment – Arrears of income-related Employment and Support Allowance
PDF (213 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/91 - Housing Costs and Social Fund Maternity Grant
PDF (241 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/90 - ESA: Work-related activity and substantial risk
PDF (272 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/87 - Employment and Support Allowance: Further Evidence of Limited Capability for Work
PDF (355 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/86 - Employment and Support Allowance: Initiating and completing personal action
PDF (277 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/85 - Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit & Severe Disablement Allowance: Exempt Work
PDF (112 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/84 - ESA – Removal of work-related activity component
PDF (237 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/83 - Bereavement Support Payment – Consequential Amendments
PDF (242 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/82 - Revision and supersession - effects of changes to collection of class 2 National Insurance
PDF (213 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/81 - Employment and Support Allowance: Engagement in social contact
PDF (375 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/80 – ESA: Linking rules
PDF (118 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/78 - Employment and Support Allowance - Work-related activity and substantial risk
PDF (221 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/77 - ESA: Chewing or Swallowing Food or Drink
PDF (71 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/74 - Mandatory Reconsideration Prior to Appeal and Direct Lodgement of Appeals with the Appeals Service
PDF (117 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/73 - Housing Costs Amendments
PDF (367 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/72 - ESA: Change to claimaing contribution-based ESA relating to youth
PDF (111 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/71 - Employment and Support Allowance: Activity 1 and use of manual wheelchair
PDF (213 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/70 - Housing costs standard interest rate changes Income Support/Jobseeker's Allowance/Employment and Support Allowance/State Pension Credit
PDF (197 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/69 - Employment and Support Allowance: work-related activity and substantial risk
PDF (253 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/68 - Income tax rates, Income Support/Jobseeker's Allowance/Employment and Support Allowance/State Pension Credit benefit rates, Social Security contributions rates and increases of employment rights limits from April 2015
PDF (213 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/67 - Employment and Support Allowance: Repeat assessments and pending appeal awards
PDF (162 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/66 - Jobseeker's Allowance and extended periods of sickness
PDF (302 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/65 - Employment and Support Allowance: Substantial Risk
PDF (112 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/64 - Employment and Support Allowance: Continence activities
PDF (106 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/63 - Second or subsequent referrals for the work capability assessment - Employment and Support Allowance
PDF (182 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/62 - Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance waiting days
PDF (281 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/61 - Employment and Support Allowance: Activity 5(d)
PDF (198 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/59 - Employment and Support Allowance: Recording Limited Capability for Work scores
PDF (105 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/57 - Miscellaneous Amendments April 2014
PDF (119 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/55 - Employment and Support Allowance: Sensory impairment activities
PDF (111 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/53 - Armed Forces Independence payment consequential amendments
PDF (260 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/51 - Miscellaneous Amendments October 2013
PDF (225 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/50 - Incapacity Benefit reassessment - Conversion notice
PDF (204 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/48 - Employment and Support Allowance: Limited capability for work and limited capability for work-related activity changes
PDF (324 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/46 - Changes to Pensionable Age
PDF (209 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/40 - Employment and Support Allowance: Linking Rules
PDF (132 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/39 - Employment and Support Allowance: Activity 7
PDF (214 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/36 - Employment and Support Allowance - Payment of work-related activity component
PDF (371 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/26 - Housing Costs standard interest rate amendments Income Support/Jobseeker's Allowance/Employment and Support Allowance/State Pension Credit
PDF (203 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/4 (Revised) - Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit - Housing Costs Special Arrangements
PDF (242 KB)
DMG Memo Volume 8/4 - Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit - Housing Costs Special Arrangements
PDF (231 KB)

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