You may find these benefit resources from the DWP useful.
Contents
DWP Guidance Manuals
If using these please bear in mind that they are guidance for DWP decision makers and other staff. Their interpretation of the law as stated in the manuals may be disputed in some instances. As always please seek advice from an experienced welfare rights adviser if possible.
Agents, appointees, attorneys, deputies and third parties: staff guide
Advice for Decision Makers – covers Universal Credit, Personal Independence Payment, new-style contribution based Employment and Support Allowance and new-style contribution based Jobseekers Allowance.
Decision Makers Guide – covers all other DWP benefits.
Housing Benefit Guidance Manual – covers Housing Benefit and Council Tax reduction schemes. Universal Credit housing costs are covered in Advice for Decision Makers
Touchbase
Touchbase is a DWP newsletter about work, working age benefits, pensions and services. Editions up to March 2020 are published on this page.
You can subscribe to receive editions from March 202o by email here.
