About our tools and templates

Interactive tools

We have a growing number of interactive tools to help you get answers about your client's situation, prepare mandatory reconsideration letters and prepare a PIP appeal submission. All our tools are updated regularly. Most are for subscribers, but some are free to use.

Diagnostic tools

Are you a 'person subject to immigration control'? - and how this affects your client's benefit entitlements.

Do you have a right to reside? - and how this affects your client's benefit entitlements.

Checking your universal credit work-related requirements - find out which work-related requirements apply to your client, and the legal basis for this.

From what date should my universal credit limited capability for work-related activity element start? - find our the date from which a limited capability for work element should be included in a LCWRA award and the legal basis for this.

Universal credit for survivors of domestic abuse: can the value of your property be disregarded? - if your client owns a property and has had to leave as a result of domestic violence. (Free to use)

Welfare benefits judicial review - find out whether your client has grounds for a judicial review. (Free to use)

Mandatory reconsideration tools

Universal credit housing costs where joint tenant has moved out - mandatory reconsideration

Universal credit sanctions: mandatory reconsideration

Universal credit work capability assessment: mandatory reconsideration letter

Universal credit claim closed where failed to attend initial evidence meeting - mandatory reconsideration

Migration from ESA to UC: work-related requirements and UC elements - mandatory reconsideration request

Personal independence payment: mandatory reconsideration letter

Date from which universal credit housing costs should be awarded when DWP not notified about them at beginning of claim: mandatory reconsideration

Employment and support allowance work capability assessment: mandatory reconsideration letter

Appeal submission preparation tool

Personal independence payment - prepare an appeal submission

Other tools

Request a breakdown of the calculation of a universal credit transitional element (Free to use)

Create instructions for clients on how to get the information you need from their online universal credit account (Free to use)

You can get access to our tools with either a Digital+ subscription or an Adviser tools subscription.

Templates

Our template letters and appeal submissions help you:

• make notes for your client's universal credit journal
• create appeal submissions for your client
• request that the tribunal issues directions for an appeal to be dealt with urgently
• write a judicial review pre-action letter.

These are all free to use. We also offer advice and support with the judicial review pre-action process through our judicial review project.