Use this template to challenge the DWP's refusal to amend your client's claimant commitment to include a work-focused interview only requirement because they have a child aged one year, and to challenge any unlawful sanctions imposed as a result of inappropriate conditionality.
Use this template to challenge the DWP's refusal to depart from the Real Time Information system when your client has provided evidence of their earnings showing that the RTI is wrong.
This template can be used to challenge the DWP's refusal to amend your client's claimant commitment to include no work-related requirements because they have a baby aged under 1 year, and to challenge any unlawful sanctions imposed as a result of inappropriate conditionality.
Use this template to challenge the DWP's refusal to amend a claimant commitment to reduce work search and availability requirements to 30 hours per week when your client is responsible for a child aged 3-12 years, and to challenge any unlawful sanctions imposed as a result of inappropriate conditionality.
Use this template to challenge the DWP's termination of old style contributory ESA after 365 days (due to time limiting for claimants with limited capability for work, LCW) if the claimant's capability for work (and therefore whether the claimant has LCWRA, and whether the claimant has entitlement to income related ESA) was not determined first.
Use this template to challenge a local authority's failure to consider a claimant's disability, upcoming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal, and DWP and local authority guidance when deciding to refuse the claimant a discretionary housing payment (DHP) application to cover the shortfall caused by the Universal Credit under-35 shared accommodation housing element rate. Don't use this letter before you have exhausted the local authority's dispute resolution process.
Use this template to challenge the DWP’s failure to include the limited capability for work related activity (LCWRA) element in a claimant's new award of universal credit (UC) when the claimant was in receipt of employment and support allowance (ESA) including the support component immediately before they claimed UC.
Use this template in the case of a DWP failure to action an SR1 (formally DS1500) to treat a claimant as having limited capability for work and work-related activity (LCWRA) from start of their universal credit (UC) award (or terminal diagnosis if later) including failure to include the LCWRA element from the outset and informing the claimant they need to wait for a work capability assessment.
Use this template to challenge the DWP's requirement that a claimant accept a claimant commitment for universal credit (UC), when an SR1 (formerly DS1500) has been provided that confirms the claimant's terminal illness.
Use this template to challenge the absence of any 'protection on a death' for a bereaved pension credit claimant, who was the working age partner in a mixed age couple and was exempt from the bedroom tax while their pension age partner was alive, and has had to claim universal credit (UC) as a result of their bereavement.
Use this template to challenge the DWP’s refusal to waive recovery of overpaid universal credit (UC) when the overpayment was a result of official error and claimant is experiencing financial hardship. This template argues DWP have not taken these factors into account when making the decision to recover the overpayment.
Use this template to challenge the absence of any 'protection on a death' for a bereaved ESA claimant who was exempt from the bedroom tax while their severely disabled partner, who was the lead ESA claimant was alive, and has had to claim universal credit (UC) as a result of their bereavement.
