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  • Advice for Decision Making Memos 2020

    Topics:
    • Benefits and pensions, 
    • Decision Making

    Date published: 15 January 2020

    Last updated: 2 April 2025

    These memos contain advice for decision makers on Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, new style Jobseeker’s Allowance and new style Employment and Support Allowance.

    Documents

    • ADM Memo 28/20 – Right to Reside – The Immigration and Social Security Co-ordination (European Union Withdrawal) Act 2020 (Consequential, Saving, Transitional and Transitory Provisions) (European Union Exit) Regulations 2020 – Universal CreditAdobe PDF (557.87 KB)
    • ADM Memo 27/20 - Right to reside - The Citizens’ Rights (Frontier Workers) (European Union Exit) Regulations 2020 - Universal CreditAdobe PDF (238.69 KB)
    • ADM Memo 26/20 - Right to reside - The Citizens’ Rights (Application Deadline and Temporary Protection) (European Union Exit) Regulations 2020 - Universal CreditAdobe PDF (530.56 KB)
    • ADM Memo 25/20 – Retaining worker status and the genuine prospect of work testAdobe PDF (206.99 KB)
    • ADM Memo 24/20 - Universal Credit: Claimants who reach State Pension Credit qualifying ageAdobe PDF (137.11 KB)
    • ADM Memo 22/20 - Employment and Support Allowance: Coronavirus measuresAdobe PDF (229.36 KB)
    • ADM Memo 21/20 - The Universal Credit (Earned Income) (Amdt) Regulations (NI) 2020Adobe PDF (157.99 KB)
    • ADM Memo 20/20 - Right to reside - Family members and extended family members of British citizens - UCAdobe PDF (406.19 KB)
    • ADM Memo 18/20 – Tolley lead cases guidance (Revised)Adobe PDF (348.2 KB)
    • ADM Memo 17/20 – Universal Credit – Miscellaneous AmendmentsAdobe PDF (392.03 KB)
    • ADM Memo 16/20 - Universal Credit - Reciprocal arrangements with Great BritainAdobe PDF (202.2 KB)
    • ADM Memo 15/20 - Right to Reside - Persons of Northern Ireland – Family members – Universal CreditAdobe PDF (236.26 KB)
    • ADM Memo 14/20 – The Social Fund and Social Security (Claims and Payments)(Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020Adobe PDF (197.88 KB)
    • ADM Memo 13/20 - Universal Credit (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020Adobe PDF (116.39 KB)
    • ADM Memo 12/20 - The Social Security (Income and Capital)(Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020Adobe PDF (118.72 KB)
    • ADM Memo 11/20 - The Universal Credit (Coronavirus) (Self-Employment Claimants and Reclaims) (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2020Adobe PDF (212.54 KB)
    • ADM Memo 10/20 - Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs and devolved administration coronavirus schemes and Universal CreditAdobe PDF (208.71 KB)
    • ADM Memo 9/20 - Temporary absence abroad for cash sickness benefitsAdobe PDF (117.69 KB)
    • ADM Memo 8/20 - Treatment of coronavirus scheme payments for Jobseeker’s Allowance and Employment and Support AllowanceAdobe PDF (205.29 KB)
    • ADM Memo 7/20 - The troubles permanent disabled payment schemeAdobe PDF (112.6 KB)
    • ADM Memo 6/20 - Identifying employment/self-employment for the determination of competency for cash sickness benefitsAdobe PDF (124.72 KB)
    • ADM Memo 5/20 – Prisoners on temporary releaseAdobe PDF (115.58 KB)
    • ADM Memo 4/20 – Jobseeker’s Allowance and Universal Credit: Coronavirus further measuresAdobe PDF (133.06 KB)
    • ADM Memo 2/20 – Right to reside – European Economic Area national who ceases self-employment because of the physical constraints of the late stages of pregnancy and the aftermath of childbirth – Universal CreditAdobe PDF (310.54 KB)
    • ADM Memo 1/20 – Tolley lead cases guidanceAdobe PDF (276.02 KB)
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