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  • Decision Makers Guide Memos - volume 10

    Topics:
    • Benefits and pensions, 
    • Decision Making

    Date published: 24 July 2015

    Last updated: 23 June 2025

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

    Incapacity Benefit – Transitional provisions for the introduction of IB | IB | SDA | WB | Transitional arrangements on the introduction of DLA | CA | AA and DLA | Maternity Benefits | Bereavement Benefit

    Documents

    • DMG Memo Volume 10/88 - Disability Living Allowance: ADHD and Severe Mental impairment - Effect of Upper Tribunal decision Adobe PDF (125 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/87 - Legacy Benefits and State Pension Credit - The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025 Adobe PDF (282 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/86 - Legacy Benefits and SPC - The SS (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Conseq Amdts) Order 2024 Adobe PDF (145 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/85 - Legacy Benefits - The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Consequential Amendments 2023 Adobe PDF (199 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/84 - Change to underlying entitlement conditions for Widowed Parent's Allowance due to the introduction of the Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2023 Adobe PDF (125 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/83 – Disability Living Allowance for Children: People moving from Northern Ireland to Scotland Adobe PDF (102 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/82 – The Bereavement Benefits (Remedial) Order 2022 – Widowed Parents Allowance and Higher Rate Bereavement Support Payment Adobe PDF (172 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/81 - Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay - Consequential Amendments to Social Security Benefits Adobe PDF (168 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/80 - Changes to definition of terminally Ill Adobe PDF (131 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/79 – The Adult Disability Payment – Income Support, old style Jobseeker’s Allowance, State Pension Credit, old style Employment and Support Allowance and Disability Living Allowance Adobe PDF (156 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/78 – Attendance Allowance/Disability Living Allowance - Amendments to legislation due to Introduction of Adult Disability Payment Adobe PDF (127 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/77 - Bereavement Support Payment - Satisfaction of contribution conditions where the deceased was unable to work due to disability Adobe PDF (397 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/76 (Revised) - Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and devolved administration coronavirus schemes and benefits other than Universal Credit Adobe PDF (214 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/75 – Jobseeker’s Allowance & Carer’s Allowance: Coronavirus further measures Adobe PDF (296 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/74 – The application of Article 5 of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the council Adobe PDF (117 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/71 - Revision and supersession - effects of changes to collection of class 2 National Insurance Adobe PDF (227 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/70 - DLA – Amendment to the hospitalisation rule for claimants who enter hospital under the age of 18 Adobe PDF (220 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/68 - Personal Independence Payment - Consequential Amendments Adobe PDF (380 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/67 - State Pension - Consequential Amendments Adobe PDF (394 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/65 - DLA claimant over 65 returning from an EU member state within 12 months Adobe PDF (22 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/63 - 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 Adobe PDF (246 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/61 - Miscellaneous Amendments Adobe PDF (128 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/58 - Armed Forces Independence payment consequential amendments Adobe PDF (345 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 10/29 - Training Payments - Incapacity Benefit, Income Support and Jobseeker's Allowance Adobe PDF (236 KB)

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