Judicial review template letter

Failure of the DWP to include universal housing costs for 100% of the rent because the claimant has a joint tenancy

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Use this template to challenge the refusal of the DWP to include 100% of the rent in the calculation of your client's universal credit (UC) housing costs element because your client has a joint tenancy, but the joint tenant has left and your client has notified the DWP of this ('untidy tenancy').

These letters are for advisers, not members of the public.

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We can support you to complete the letter or help you draft your own.

If a pre-action letter is not appropriate, we'd still be happy to share templates with you if they would help you challenge the decision in a different way.