DMG GENERAL MEMO 8

							DMG GENERAL MEMO 10

DMG MEMOS AND LETTERS - CANCELLATIONS AND CURRENT LIST
Content Introduction List of cancelled DMG memos List of cancelled SAO letters List of cancelled DMAU SAO letters List of cancelled FDBAGS SAO letters List of cancelled DCAGU SAO letters List of current DMG memos List of current SAO letters List of current DMAU SAO letters List of current FDBAGS SAO letters List of current DCAGU SAO letters Contacts Paragraphs 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

INTRODUCTION 1. A DMG General Memo is issued from time to time to keep decision makers up to date with changing guidance between amendments to the DMG. The purpose of this memo is to identify those memos and SAO letters which are still current and those which can be cancelled.

LIST OF CANCELLED DMG MEMOS 2. The following DMG memos can be cancelled: Volume 1 1/65, 1/69, 1/70.

Volume 2 None. Volume 3 3/44, 3/62, 3/63. Volume 4 4/76, 4,78, 4/81, 4/82, 4/85, 4/86. Volume 5 5/71, 5/73, 5/74. Volume 6 6/36, 6/48, 6/49, 6/51, 6/52, 6/55. Volume 7 7/26, 7/27. Volume 8 8/3, 8/7, 8/9, 8/10. Volume 9 9/1. Volume 10 10/36, 10/38. Volume 11 11/15. Volume 12 12/6, 12/7,12/8. Volume 13 13/28, 13/37.

Volume 14 14/33,14/34, 14/35, 14/36, 14/37,14/38.

LIST OF CANCELLED SAO LETTERS 3. The following SAO letters can be cancelled: Nil.

LIST OF CANCELLED DMAU SAO LETTERS 4. The following DMAU SAO letters can be cancelled: Nil.

LIST OF CANCELLED FDBAGS SAO LETTERS 5. The following FDBAGS SAO letters can be cancelled: Nil.

LIST OF CANCELLED DCAGU SAO LETTERS 6. The following DCAGU SAO letters can be cancelled: Nil.

LIST OF CURRENT DMG MEMOS 7. Volume 1 1/10 Decision Making for Industrial Injuries Benefits - Changing Assessments Supersession in Transitional Incapacity Benefit Cases Civil Partnerships - “Step” Relationships and “In-Laws” Changes to State Pension Credit time limits and entitlement rules concerning absence from Northern Ireland. Employment and Support Allowance – Appeals Miscellaneous changes to claims and payments and decision making and appeals Continuing entitlement to Income Support – Persons incapable of work Treatment of Foreign State Pensions in State Pension Credit.

1/35 1/39 1/63

1/68 1/71

1/72

1/73

Volume 2 2/13 Export of Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (Care Component) and Carer’s Allowance - Claimants moving to other European Economic Area states or Switzerland Changes to State Pension Credit time limits and entitlement rules concerning absence from Northern Ireland. Employment and Support Allowance – Residence and Presence conditions Export of Attendance Allowance, Disability Living Allowance (Care Component) and Carer’s Allowance – Claims from other European Economic Area states or Switzerland.

2/14

2/15

2/16

Volume 3 3/53 Training Payments – Incapacity Benefit, Income Support and Jobseekers Allowance Earnings Limits, Disregarded Pension Payment and Exempt Work Incapacity for work – Exceptional circumstances Changes in manner of payment – Transitional and adjusting payments Claims and Payments – date of payment and paydays Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit and Income Support – Further Transitional Issues Calculation of net earnings – Notional deductions from April 2009.

3/64

3/65 3/66

3/67 3/68

3/69

Volume 4 4/26 4/29 Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support - New Tax Credits Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support - New Tax Credits – Miscellaneous Amendments Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support – Tax Credit – Changes from April 2004 Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support – Tax Credits – Changes from April 2005

4/37

4/45

4/47 4/48

Family Reunion & Sponsored Immigrants Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support – Tax Credits – Changes from September 2005 Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support -Tax Credits, Changes from December 2006 Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance – Housing Costs Miscellaneous Amendments Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit – Housing Costs Special Arrangements Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support – Tax Credits, Changes from December 2008 National Insurance Number Exemptions Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit and Income Support – Further transitional issues Continuing Entitlement to Income Support – Persons incapable of work Introduction of the Jobseeker’s Regime and Steps to Work programme.

4/63

4/68

4/79

4/80

4/83 4/84

4/87

4/88

Volume 5 5/23 5/25 Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support - New Tax Credits Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support - New Tax Credits Miscellaneous Amendments Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support - Tax Credits Changes from April 2004 Payments under the “British Telecom Newstart” scheme JSA & IS - Tax Credit Changes from September 2005 Changes to the Local Government (Payments to Councillors) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 Claims and Payments – date of payment and pay days Introduction of the Jobseeker’s Regime and Steps to Work programme

5/30

5/43 5/48 5/61

5/72 5/75

5/76

Miscellaneous changes to the income related benefit’s October 2009 – Deemed income from capital – State Pension Credit.

Volume 6 6/17 6/23 6/29 Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support – New Tax Credits Tax Credits – Changes from April 2004 Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support – Tax credits, Changes from September 2005 Jobseeker’s Allowance – Sanctions: Preparation for Employment 50-59 pilot Income Support - Backdating for Refugees Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support and State Pension Credit – Miscellaneous Amendments April 2008 Jobseeker’s Allowance, Income Support and State Pension Credit miscellaneous amendments November 2008 Claims and Payments date of payment and paydays Miscellaneous changes to income related benefits – April 2009 Miscellaneous changes to claims and payments and decision making and appeals Students and Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations 2009 Introduction of the Jobseeker’s Regime and Steps to Work programme Steps to Work – Re-engagement following a sanction (Revised) Steps to Work – re-engagement following a sanction Miscellaneous changes to the income related benefits October 2009 – Deemed income from capital – State Pension Credit.

6/32

6/40 6/45

6/50

6/53 6/54 6/56

6/57 6/58

6/59 6/59 6/60

Volume 7 7/02 7/07 Social Fund Amendment Regulations Jobseeker’s Allowance and Income Support new tax credits

7/23

Winter Fuel payments – Temporary increase for winter 20082009 Employment and Support Allowance – Changes to Income Related Benefits and Social Fund Social Fund cold weather payments - changes from 1/11/08 Claims and Payments date of payment and pay days Winter Fuel Payments – Temporary increase for winter 2009/2010 Social Fund Cold Weather Payments – changes from 01.11.09.

7/24

7/25 7/28 7/29

7/30

Volume 8 8/1 Employment and Support Allowance – Residence and Presence conditions Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit – Housing Costs Special Arrangements (Revised) Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit – Housing Costs Special Arrangements Employment and Support Allowance Transitional Issues Incapacity for work – Exceptional circumstances Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit and Income Support – Further Transitional Issues Miscellaneous changes to claims and payments and decision making and appeals Welfare to work and Employment and Support Allowance Continuing entitlement to Income Support - Persons incapable of work Earnings limits and earnings disregards Miscellaneous changes to the income related benefits October 2009 – Deemed income from capital – State Pension Credit.

8/4

8/4

8/5 8/6 8/8

8/11

8/12 8/13

8/14 8/15

Volume 9 9/2 Miscellaneous changes to the income-related benefits – April 2009 Welfare to work and Employment and Support Allowance Students and Miscellaneous Amendment Regulations 2009 Earnings limits and earnings disregards Miscellaneous changes to the income related benefits October 2009 – Deemed income from capital – State Pension Credit.

9/3 9/4 9/5 9/6

Volume 10 10/21 10/29 Supersession in transitional Incapacity Benefit cases Training Payments – Incapacity Benefit, Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance Imprisonment – Benefits other than Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance and State Pension Credit Incapacity for Work – Exceptional circumstances Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit and Income Support – Further Transitional Issues Maternity Allowance – Director’s earnings Earnings limits and earnings disregards.

10/34

10/39 10/41

10/43 10/44

Volume 11 11/16 11/17 Prescribed Disease A14 – Osteoarthritis of the knee Earnings limits and earnings disregards.

Volume 12 12/9 Retirement Pension – Claimants who receive a Gender recognition certificate.

Volume 13 13/26 Changes to the Local Government (Payments to Councillors) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999

13/35

Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit – Housing Costs Special Arrangements (Revised) Income Support, Jobseeker’s Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance and State Pension Credit – Housing Costs Special Arrangements Miscellaneous changes to the income-related benefits – April 2009.

13/35

13/36

Volume 14 14/28 Changes to the Local Government (Payments to Councillors) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 Treatment of Foreign State Pensions in State Pension Credit Miscellaneous changes to the income related benefits October 2009 – Deemed income from capital – State Pension Credit.

14/39 14/40

LIST OF CURRENT SAO LETTERS 8. SAO Letters 05/02 05/03 07/03 01/04 04/05 10/05 JSA - Training/Employment Programmes District Policing Partnerships Carer Premium - Carers Allowance Claims Made Before 1.10.90 Housing Costs - Shortfall in Endowment Disability Living Allowance – Advance Claims DLA Lower Rate Mobility Component –Disregarding the Ability to Use Familiar Routes Supersession – Both Components of Disability Living Allowance DLA – Night Needs and the Use of Appropriate Aids DLA – the Prospective Period Housing Costs - Service Charges Attention – Prompting/Encouragement – Claimants Suffering from Depression

12/05 14/05 15/05 16/05 1/06

3/06 4/06

The Main Meal Test Sure Start Maternity Grant and Compliance with the Human Rights Act Jobseeker’s Allowance – Northern Ireland Association for the Care and Resettlement of Offenders (NIACRO) Reachout and Jobtrack Employability Programmes Requests for Advice Aggregated Assessments for Prescribed Diseases D1 and D2 Child Benefit Extension Periods – Clarification of Guidance District Policing Partnership (DPP) Membership and Incapacity Benefit DLA - Effects of Alcohol Consumption Income Support/State Pension Credit Off-Line Decisions Emergency Payments/Insurance Payments - as a Result of Flooding - Income Support and Jobseeker’s Allowance Emergency Payments/Insurance Payments - as a Result of Flooding - State Pension Credit Conversion from Reduced Earnings Allowance to Retirement Allowance Whether Circumstances Can Be Considered Down To the Date of A Revision Or A Refusal To Revise Notifying the claimant of a suspension in appeal cases Revision and Supersession decisions Notification of decisions Right to reside – retaining worker status A8 Workseekers – House of Lords judgement – Zalewska Application of Regulation 4ZA of the Income Support (General) Regulations (NI) Overpayment appeal submissions

10/06

16/06 17/06 19/06 1/07

2/07 3/07 4/07

5/07

6/07

2/08

3/08 4/08 5/08 6/08 7/08 1/09

2/09

4/09

Whether a decision which has not been notified is necessarily without effect Whether a claim for Employment and Support Allowance should be treated as a claim for Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance or Income Support on the grounds of disability (Revised) Whether a claim for Employment and Support Allowance should be treated as a claim for Incapacity Benefit, Severe Disablement Allowance or Income Support on the grounds of disability.

5/09

5/09

LIST OF CURRENT DMAU SAO LETTERS 9. DMAU SAO Letters 01/00 06/00 07/00 03/01 New Series of SAO Letters Human Rights Act Social Fund Funeral Payments Compensation Recovery Scheme – Judgment of the Court of Appeal between “Eagle Star Insurance” and the “Department for Social Development” Following Decision C6/99(CRS) Backdating of Claims for Income Support and Jobseekers Allowance: Tribunal of Commissioner’s Decision C03/0001(IS)(T) (Addendum) Backdating of Claims for Income Support and Jobseekers Allowance: Tribunal of Commissioner’s Decision C03/00-01(IS)(T) Application of Regulation 53(4) of the Social Security and Child Support (Decision and Appeals) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1999 : Tribunal of Commissioner’s decision C28/00-01(IB)(T) Effect of Compensation Recovery Commissioners Decisions Evidential Requirements – Overpayment Appeals – Tribunal of Commissioner’s Decision R1/05 (ICA)(T) Reduced Benefit Direction - Need to Classify Child Support Matters.

04/01

04/01

05/01

01/02 01/03

05/03

10. LIST OF CURRENT FDBAGS SAO Letters 02/01 03/01 01/02 Indefinite and Fixed Period Awards DLA – Foster Children in the Care of the Local Trust AA & DLA – Factors for Consideration in Cases Involving a “Private Dwelling” (Amendment) – AA-DLA – Accommodation Provided Under Article 4 of the Probation Board (NI) Order 1998. Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance – The Qualifying Period.

02/02

03/02

11. LIST OF CURRENT DCAGU SAO Letters 04/03 5/03 DLA – Virtually Unable to Walk Deregistration or change of status of certain accommodation.

CONTACTS If you have any queries about this memo please contact: Decision Making Services Sections 3B Level 1 James House Gasworks Business Park Belfast Extensions : 37206.

DECISION MAKING SERVICES

Distribution: All Holders of DMG

December 2009