These are adaptable. For example, you can use:
- the arguments in our mandatory reconsideration tools and templates to help you draft an appeal submission; and
- the arguments in our template appeal submissions to help you draft a mandatory reconsideration request.
Note: our appeal submission templates are correct on the date they were last reviewed, so please check them carefully and update as necessary before using them.
Claims and claim 'closure'
Claim 'closed' after failure to attend initial evidence meeting
Mandatory reconsideration request tool (for subscribers)
Use this tool to write a mandatory reconsideration request:
Appeal submission template
Use our appeal submission template when appealing against a decision to refuse to award universal credit (the DWP refer to this as “closing” the claim) because the DWP say your client failed to attend an initial evidence meeting.
New universal credit claim by refugee
Use our template journal messages for a refugee making a new universal credit claim
Judicial review pre-action protocol template letters
If you are an adviser, check our judicial review pre-action protocol template letters:
Before using these letters, contact our Judicial Review Project ([email protected]) for advice on whether judicial review is the appropriate route, and for help with adapting the templates.
Domestic abuse and UC
Disregarding the value of a home
Diagnostic tool (for subscribers)
Use this tool to check whether the value of a property you own and have had to leave as a result of domestic abuse can be ignored when working out your universal credit entitlement:
Universal credit for survivors of domestic abuse: can the value of your property be disregarded?
Judicial review pre-action protocol template letters
If you are an adviser, see our judicial review pre-action protocol template letters:
Before using these letters, contact our Judicial Review Project ([email protected]) for advice on whether judicial review is the appropriate route, and for help with adapting the templates.
Elements: housing costs element
Joint tenant moved out ('untidy tenancy')
Mandatory reconsideration request (for subscribers)
Use this tool to write a mandatory reconsideration request:
Late reported or misreported housing costs
Mandatory reconsideration request (for subscribers)
Appeal submission templates
Check our appeal submission templates. (Note: these templates are not regularly updated, so please check them carefully and update and adapt them as necessary before using):
Judicial review pre-action protocol template letters
Check our judicial review pre-action protocol template letters for advisers:
Elements: Other elements
Limited capability for work and/or limited capability for work-related activity element
Diagnostic and mandatory reconsideration request tool (for subscribers)
Use this tool to check whether you should get the limited capability for work element or the limited capability for work-related activity element when you move from ESA to UC and to draft a note to request a mandatory reconsideration:
Transitional element
Appeal submission templates
Check our appeal submission templates.
Note:
- we have withdrawn our appeal submission template ‘UC transitional element erodes after claimant moves out of temporary or specified accommodation’ as this issue has now been decided by the Upper Tribunal, see SSWP v JA (UC): [2024] UKUT 52 (AAC);
- these templates are not regularly updated, so please check them carefully and update and adapt them as necessary before using:
Judicial review pre-action protocol template letters
If you are an adviser, check our judicial review pre-action protocol template letters:
Before using these letters, contact our Judicial Review Project ([email protected]) for advice on whether judicial review is the appropriate route, and for help with adapting the templates.
Students and 16 or 17-year-olds
16 or 17-year old waiting for a work capability assessment
Appeal submission templates
Check our appeal submission templates. (Note: these templates are not regularly updated, so please check them carefully and update and adapt them as necessary before using):
Student in non-advanced education
Appeal submission templates
Check our appeal submission templates. (Note: these templates are not regularly updated, so please check them carefully and update and adapt them as necessary before using):
Judicial review pre-action protocol template letters
If you are an adviser, see our judicial review pre-action protocol template letters:
Judicial review pre-action template letters: Universal credit - Students and 16 and 17-year olds
Before using these letters, contact our Judicial Review Project ([email protected]) for advice on whether judicial review is the appropriate route, and for help with adapting the templates.
Work capability assessment
Challenging decision on limited capability for work and/or limited capability for work-related activity
Mandatory reconsideration request (for subscribers)
Judicial review pre-action protocol template letters
If you are an adviser, see our judicial review pre-action protocol template letters:
Judicial review pre-action template letters: Universal credit - work capability assessments
Before using these letters, contact our Judicial Review Project ([email protected]) for advice on whether judicial review is the appropriate route, and for help with adapting the templates.
Work-related requirements and sanctions
Check your work-related requirements
Diagnostic tool (for subscribers)
Use this tool to work out which work-related requirements, if any, should apply to you, and find out the legal basis of those requirements:
Challenge a sanction decision
Mandatory reconsideration request tool (for subscribers)
Use this tool to draft a note to put in your universal credit journal requesting a mandatory reconsideration of the DWP's decision to impose a sanction on you
Work-related requirements when moving from ESA to UC
Diagnostic and mandatory reconsideration request tool (for subscribers)
Use this tool to work out what your universal credit work-related requirements should be, and whether you should get the limited capability for work element or the limited capability for work-related activity element, when you move from ESA to UC:
Judicial review pre-action protocol template letters
If you are an adviser, see our judicial review pre-action protocol template letters:
Before using these letters, contact our Judicial Review Project ([email protected]) for advice on whether judicial review is the appropriate route, and for help with adapting the templates.
Other templates: judicial review pre-action protocol template letters
Migration to universal credit
If you are an adviser, check our judicial review pre-action protocol template letters:
Before using these letters, contact our Judicial Review Project ([email protected]) for advice on whether judicial review is the appropriate route, and for help with adapting the templates.
Universal credit
If you are an adviser, check our judicial review pre-action protocol template letters:
Before using these letters, contact our Judicial Review Project ([email protected]) for advice on whether judicial review is the appropriate route, and for help with adapting the templates.