Decision Makers Guide Memos - volume 8

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 8/111 - Income and Capital Disregards for Miscarriage of Justice Compensation PaymentsAdobe PDF (124.49 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/110 - 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 8/109 - Legacy Benefits and SPC - The SS (Scotland) Act 2018 (Disability Assistance) (Conseq Amdts) Order 2024Adobe PDF (145.41 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/108 - Income and Capital Disregards for the Ministry of Defence's LGBT Financial Recognition SchemeAdobe PDF (139.8 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/107 - Legacy Benefits - The Carer’s Assistance (Carer Support Payment) (Scotland) Consequential Amendments 2023Adobe PDF (198.84 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/106 (Revised) - Disregards for Post Office compensation payments, Grenfell Tower payments & Vaccine Damage paymentsAdobe PDF (151.39 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/105 – Effect of Upper tribunal decision on substantial riskAdobe PDF (167.83 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/104 - Parental Bereavement Leave and Pay - Consequential Amendments to Social Security BenefitsAdobe PDF (167.89 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/103 - Changes to definition of terminally IllAdobe PDF (113.27 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 AllowanceAdobe PDF (155.65 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/101 - Disregard for Historical Abuse and Windrush SchemesAdobe PDF (141.81 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/100 - Disability Assistance for Children and Young People - Consequential Amendments to Social Security RegulationsAdobe PDF (144.89 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/99 – Medical examinations in Industrial Injuries, Disablement Benefit and Employment and Support Allowance Adobe PDF (14.71 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/98 – The Loans for Mortgage Interest (Amendment) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 2021 Adobe PDF (287.61 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/96 – Employment and Support Allowance: Coronavirus (Revised)Adobe PDF (212.85 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/95 – The application of Article 5 of Regulations (EC) No 883/2004 of the European Parliament and of the councilAdobe PDF (130.76 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/94 - Changes to deductions for arrears of Child Support MaintenanceAdobe PDF (113.9 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/93 - Mixed age couples in State Pension CreditAdobe PDF (232.97 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/92 - IB Reassessment – Arrears of income-related Employment and Support AllowanceAdobe PDF (212.9 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/91 - Housing Costs and Social Fund Maternity GrantAdobe PDF (240.75 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/90 - ESA: Work-related activity and substantial riskAdobe PDF (271.65 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/87 - Employment and Support Allowance: Further Evidence of Limited Capability for WorkAdobe PDF (354.94 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/86 - Employment and Support Allowance: Initiating and completing personal actionAdobe PDF (276.59 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/85 - Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit & Severe Disablement Allowance: Exempt WorkAdobe PDF (111.94 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/84 - ESA – Removal of work-related activity componentAdobe PDF (237.3 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/83 - Bereavement Support Payment – Consequential AmendmentsAdobe PDF (241.78 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/82 - Revision and supersession - effects of changes to collection of class 2 National InsuranceAdobe PDF (212.68 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/81 - Employment and Support Allowance: Engagement in social contactAdobe PDF (375.43 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/80 – ESA: Linking rulesAdobe PDF (118.08 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/78 - Employment and Support Allowance - Work-related activity and substantial riskAdobe PDF (221.07 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/77 - ESA: Chewing or Swallowing Food or DrinkAdobe PDF (70.63 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/74 - Mandatory Reconsideration Prior to Appeal and Direct Lodgement of Appeals with the Appeals ServiceAdobe PDF (117.38 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/73 - Housing Costs AmendmentsAdobe PDF (367.1 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/72 - ESA: Change to claimaing contribution-based ESA relating to youthAdobe PDF (110.96 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/71 - Employment and Support Allowance: Activity 1 and use of manual wheelchairAdobe PDF (212.58 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/70 - 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 8/69 - Employment and Support Allowance: work-related activity and substantial riskAdobe PDF (253.44 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 2015Adobe PDF (213.02 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/67 - Employment and Support Allowance: Repeat assessments and pending appeal awardsAdobe PDF (161.56 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/66 - Jobseeker's Allowance and extended periods of sicknessAdobe PDF (302.24 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/65 - Employment and Support Allowance: Substantial RiskAdobe PDF (111.79 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/64 - Employment and Support Allowance: Continence activitiesAdobe PDF (106.2 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/63 - Second or subsequent referrals for the work capability assessment - Employment and Support AllowanceAdobe PDF (182.43 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/62 - Jobseeker's Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance waiting daysAdobe PDF (280.89 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/61 - Employment and Support Allowance: Activity 5(d)Adobe PDF (198.07 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/59 - Employment and Support Allowance: Recording Limited Capability for Work scoresAdobe PDF (104.56 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/57 - Miscellaneous Amendments April 2014Adobe PDF (118.79 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/55 - Employment and Support Allowance: Sensory impairment activitiesAdobe PDF (111.41 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/53 - Armed Forces Independence payment consequential amendmentsAdobe PDF (260.43 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/51 - Miscellaneous Amendments October 2013Adobe PDF (225.34 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/50 - Incapacity Benefit reassessment - Conversion noticeAdobe PDF (203.96 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/48 - Employment and Support Allowance: Limited capability for work and limited capability for work-related activity changesAdobe PDF (324.35 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/46 - Changes to Pensionable AgeAdobe PDF (209.33 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/40 - Employment and Support Allowance: Linking RulesAdobe PDF (131.94 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/39 - Employment and Support Allowance: Activity 7Adobe PDF (214.06 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/36 - Employment and Support Allowance - Payment of work-related activity componentAdobe PDF (370.72 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/26 - 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 8/4 (Revised) - Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit - Housing Costs Special ArrangementsAdobe PDF (242.33 KB)
• DMG Memo Volume 8/4 - Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit - Housing Costs Special ArrangementsAdobe PDF (230.56 KB)