These are adaptable. For example, you can use:
- the arguments in our mandatory reconsideration tools and templates to help you draft an appeal submission; and
- the arguments in our template appeal submissions to help you draft a mandatory reconsideration request.
Note: our appeal submission templates are correct on the date they were last reviewed, so please check them carefully and update as necessary before using them.
Managed migration
Refusal to cancel a managed migration notice
If you are an adviser, check our judicial review pre-action protocol template letters:
Before using these letters, contact our Judicial Review Project ([email protected]) for advice on whether judicial review is the appropriate route, and for help with adapting the templates.
Transferring from ESA to UC
Diagnostic and mandatory reconsideration request tool (for subscribers)
Use this tool to check whether you should get the limited capability for work element or the limited capability for work-related activity element when you move from income-related employment and support allowance to universal credit and to draft a note to request a mandatory reconsideration:
Judicial review pre-action protocol template letters
If you are an adviser, check our judicial review pre-action protocol template letters if the DWP have incorrectly failed to award a limited capability for work (LCW) or limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA) element when a claimant has transferred from employment and support allowance to universal credit:
Before using these letters, contact our Judicial Review Project ([email protected]) for advice on whether judicial review is the appropriate route, and for help with adapting the templates.
Transitional element
Note: If you have transferred to universal credit under the managed migration process and do not qualify for a transitional element you may still qualify for a transitional severe disability premium element if you meet the conditions for it.
Tool
If you need further information about how a transitional element has been calculated to know whether you have grounds to challenge the DWP's decision on the amount awarded, use our tool to draft a note to request a breakdown of how a transitional element has been calculated:
Request a breakdown of the calculation of a universal credit transitional element
Survey
We are gathering evidence about the information the DWP gives to claimants on their entitlement to a UC transitional element and its calculation.
Please help us by completing our short survey
Natural migration
Transferring from ESA to UC
Diagnostic and mandatory reconsideration request tool (for subscribers)
Use this tool to check whether you should get the limited capability for work element or the limited capability for work-related activity element when you move from income-related employment and support allowance to universal credit and to draft a note to request a mandatory reconsideration:
Judicial review pre-action protocol template letters
If you are an adviser, check our judicial review pre-action protocol template letters if the DWP have incorrectly failed to award a limited capability for work (LCW) or limited capability for work-related activity (LCWRA) element when a claimant has transferred from employment and support allowance to universal credit:
Before using these letters, contact our Judicial Review Project ([email protected]) for advice on whether judicial review is the appropriate route, and for help with adapting the templates.
Transitional severe disability premium element
Appeal submission templates
Check our appeal submission templates.
Note:
- you may also qualify for a transitional SDP element when you have transferred to universal credit under the managed migration process if you do not qualify for a transitional element;
- we have withdrawn our appeal submission template ‘UC transitional element erodes after claimant moves out of temporary or specified accommodation’ as this issue has now been decided by the Upper Tribunal, see SSWP v JA (UC): [2024] UKUT 52 (AAC);
- these templates are not regularly updated, so please check them carefully and update and adapt them as necessary before using:
Judicial review pre-action protocol template letters
If you are an adviser, check our judicial review pre-action protocol template letter:
Before using these letters, contact our Judicial Review Project ([email protected]) for advice on whether judicial review is the appropriate route, and for help with adapting the templates.