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  • Decision Makers Guide Memos - volume 4

    Topics:
    • Benefits and pensions, 
    • Decision Making

    Date published: 23 July 2015

    Last updated: 29 August 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. 

    Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support – Entitlement | Special conditions and jobseeking periods | Membership of the family | Normal amount payable | Special cases

    Documents

    • DMG Memo Volume 4/161 - Income and Capital Disregards for Miscarriage of Justice Compensation PaymentsAdobe PDF (124.47 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/160 - Legacy Benefits and State Pension Credit - The Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Consequential Amendments) Order 2025Adobe PDF (281.82 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/159 - Legacy Benefits and SPC - The SS (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Conseq Amdts) Order 2024Adobe PDF (145.41 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/158 - Income and Capital Disregards for the Ministry of Defence's LGBT Financial Recognition SchemeAdobe PDF (139.8 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/157 - Legacy Benefits - The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Consequential Amendments 2023Adobe PDF (198.84 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/156 (Revised) - Disregards for Post Office compensation payments, Grenfell Tower payments & Vaccine Damage paymentsAdobe PDF (151.4 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/155 - Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay - Consequential Amendments to Social Security BenefitsAdobe PDF (167.95 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/154 - Changes to definition of terminally IllAdobe PDF (130.55 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/153 – The Adult Disability Payment – Income Support, old style Jobseeker’s Allowance, State Pension Credit, old style Employment and Support Allowance and Disability Living AllowanceAdobe PDF (155.65 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/152 - Disregard for Historical Abuse and Windrush SchemesAdobe PDF (141.81 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/151 – Disability Assistance for Children and Young People – Consequential Amendments to Social Security RegulationsAdobe PDF (131.22 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/150 – The Loans for Mortgage Interest (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 Adobe PDF (285.24 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/149 (Revised) - Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs and devolved administration coronavirus schemes and benefits other than Universal CreditAdobe PDF (213.78 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/148 (Revised) – Prisoners on temporary releaseAdobe PDF (119.89 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/147 – Jobseeker’s Allowance & Carer’s Allowance: Coronavirus further measuresAdobe PDF (297.11 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/146 – The application of Article 5 of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the councilAdobe PDF (132.35 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/145 - Mixed age couples in State Pension CreditAdobe PDF (232.95 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/144 – Income-based Jobseeker’s Allowance – higher pensioner premium and disability premiumAdobe PDF (198.01 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/143 – Housing Costs and Social Fund Maternity GrantAdobe PDF (240.78 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/142 – The Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments No. 3) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2017Adobe PDF (10.54 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/141 - Payment from Emergency FundsAdobe PDF (207.27 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/140 - Infected blood support schemes and thalidomide regulationsAdobe PDF (118.33 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/139 - Income Support/Jobseeker's Allowance Applicable Amounts - Two Child LimitAdobe PDF (229.73 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/138 - Lone parents obligations - changes for lone parents and parents from 16.1.17Adobe PDF (220.53 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/137 - Revision and supersession - effects of changes to collection of class 2 National InsuranceAdobe PDF (212.68 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/136 - ESA: Changes to contributory allowancesAdobe PDF (287.2 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/135 - Personal Independence Payment - Consequential AmendmentsAdobe PDF (275.81 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/134 - Jobseeker’s Allowance – Extended Period of SicknessAdobe PDF (195.6 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/133 - State Pension - Consequential AmendmentsAdobe PDF (394.05 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/131 - Housing Costs AmendmentsAdobe PDF (367.12 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/130 - Housing costs standard interest rate changes Income Support/Jobseeker's Allowance/Employment and Support Allowance/State Pension CreditAdobe PDF (196.66 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/129 - Members of the Reserve Forces Amendment RegulationsAdobe PDF (210.11 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/128 - 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 2015Adobe PDF (213.08 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/127 - Jobseeker's Allowance and extended periods of sicknessAdobe PDF (302.15 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/126 - Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance waiting daysAdobe PDF (280.79 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/125 - Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support - tax credits, changes from December 2014Adobe PDF (191.32 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/121 - Miscellaneous Amendments April 2014Adobe PDF (118.57 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/120 - Housing costs - Adapting a dwellingAdobe PDF (200.84 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/119 - Armed Forces Independence payment consequential amendmentsAdobe PDF (260.49 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/117 - Miscellaneous Amendments October 2013Adobe PDF (225.47 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/115 - Jobseeker's Allowance and Members of the Reserve ForcesAdobe PDF (289.46 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/109 - Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support - Tax Credits, changes from December 2011Adobe PDF (195.05 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/106 - Restrictions on payment of benefit - Benefit offencesAdobe PDF (247.38 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/100 - Housing Costs standard interest rate amendments Income Support/Jobseeker's Allowance/Employment and Support Allowance/State Pension CreditAdobe PDF (203.14 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/93 - Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit - Housing Costs Special ArrangementsAdobe PDF (270.79 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/79 (Revised) - Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit - Housing Costs Special ArrangementsAdobe PDF (242.37 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/79 - Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit - Housing Costs Special ArrangementsAdobe PDF (230.64 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/37 - Jobseeker's Allowance and Income Support - Tax Credits - Changes from April 2004Adobe PDF (271.38 KB)
    • DMG Memo Volume 4/26 - Jobseekers Allowance and Income Support - new tax creditsAdobe PDF (237.78 KB)
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