Judicial review template letter

DWP failure to offer a newly recognised refugee an advance UC payment

JR15

Use this template to challenge the failure of the DWP to offer, or DWP's refusal of, an advance payment to a claimant who is a newly recognised refugee (or other analogous status) who has made a new claim for universal credit (UC) and has no other income. 

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

If you don't have an adviser, you may be able to find one at advicelocal.uk

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We'll discuss your client's case with you and advise whether this pre-action letter is appropriate.

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.