Decision makers’ guide: Vol 11: Industrial injuries benefits: staff guide
Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.
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This guidance is for DWP staff who make decisions about benefits and pensions. It helps them make decisions that are accurate and consistent.
The introduction of Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment affects the guidance DWP staff use.
DWP decision makers now use Advice for decision making (instead of the DMG) for decisions that involve:
- Universal Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance and contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance for people who are eligible for Universal Credit
Why we publish this guide
We publish this guide to help people understand how we make decisions.
Information for claimants
Information for claimants about eligibility and how to claim:
Details
This guidance is for DWP staff who make decisions about benefits and pensions. It helps them make decisions that are accurate and consistent.
The introduction of Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment affects the guidance DWP staff use.
DWP decision makers now use Advice for decision making (instead of the DMG) for decisions that involve:
- Universal Credit
- Personal Independence Payment
- contribution-based Jobseeker’s Allowance and contribution-based Employment and Support Allowance for people who are eligible for Universal Credit
Why we publish this guide
We publish this guide to help people understand how we make decisions.
Information for claimants
Information for claimants about eligibility and how to claim:
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Update history
2025-05-15 13:43
Chapter 67: Prescribed diseases and the Summary of changes have been updated.
2024-12-12 07:39
Updated chapter 67 “Prescribed diseases” and the summary of changes. The following sentences have been deleted from Chapter 67: [1] Paragraph 67721 “Claims for PD D1 Pneumoconiosis must be treated as urgent cases if the claimant mentions exposure to asbestos.” [2] Paragraph 67886 “Claims for PD D9 are treated as urgent cases if the claimant is ‘Nearing End of Life’ due to their pleural thickening or any other illness the claimant has.” [3] Paragraph 67939 “Claims for PD D12 Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease are treated as urgent if the claimant is known to be ‘Nearing End of Life.”
2024-11-15 15:21
Updated Chapter 67 and Vol 11 rolling summary of changes
2024-08-09 11:09
Updated DMG Vol 11 Ch 67: Prescribed diseases and added summary of changes.
2024-05-20 11:56
Replaced DMG Vol 11 Ch 64: Background to Industrial Injuries Scheme and DMG Vol 11: Summary of changes from October 2021 with updated versions.
2022-06-13 16:41
Updated DMG volume 11 chapter 67: Prescribed Diseases and added summary of changes.
2022-03-31 16:24
Added updated DMG chapter 67: Prescribed Diseases.