Judicial review template letter

DWP failure to take into account relevant factors when exercising discretion on whether to recover overpayment of UC

JR60

Use this template to challenge the DWP's failure to exercise discretion not to recover an overpayment of universal credit (UC) housing costs element caused by DWP official error and when your client would have been entitled to housing benefit for the same amount.

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

Contact us for a copy of the template

For a copy of this template, please contact jrproject@cpag.org.uk

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.