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Decision makers’ guide: Vol 3: Subjects common to all benefits: staff guide

Guidance for DWP decision makers on decision making and appeals.

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DMG Vol 3 Ch 8: Payment of benefit and deductions from benefit

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DMG Vol 3 Ch 9: Overpayments, offsets and recoverability

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DMG Vol 3 Ch 10: Evidence of age, marriage and death

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DMG Vol 3 Ch 11: Living together as husband and wife or as civil partners

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DMG Vol 3 Ch 12: Imprisonment

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DMG Vol 3 Ch 13: Incapacity for work

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DMG Vol 3 Ch 14: This chapter is spare

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DMG Vol 3: Ch 15: Earnings for non-income-related benefits

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DMG Vol 3 Ch 16: Dependency increases

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DMG Vol 3 Ch 17: Overlapping benefits

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DMG Vol 3 Ch 18: Hospital in-patients

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DMG Vol 3 Ch 19: This chapter is spare

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DMG Vol 3: Summary of changes from January 2021

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DMG Vol 3: Amendment 60, February 2020

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DMG Vol 3: Amendment 59, October 2019

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DMG Vol 3: Amendment 58, June 2019

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DMG Vol 3: Amendment 57, February 2019

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DMG Vol 3: Amendment 56, October 2018

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DMG Vol 3: Amendment 55, June 2018

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DMG Vol 3: Amendment 54, October 2017

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DMG Vol 3: Amendment 53, June 2017

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DMG Vol 3: Amendment 52, February 2017

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DMG Vol 3: Amendment 51, June 2016

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DMG Vol 3: Amendment 50, February 2016

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DMG Vol 3: Amendment 61, June 2020

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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:

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:

Updates to this page

Published 1 June 2013
Last updated 82 MayMarch 20252026 + show all updates
  1. DMG Volume 3, Chapter 10: Evidence of age, marriage and death and the Volume 3: Summary of changes have been updated.

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Update history

2026-03-02 16:47
DMG Volume 3, Chapter 15: Earnings for non-income-related benefits and DMG Vol 3: Summary of changes from January 2021 have been updated.

2025-05-08 13:51
DMG Volume 3, Chapter 10: Evidence of age, marriage and death and the Volume 3: Summary of changes have been updated.

2025-01-15 09:15
Updated chapter 9 and updated DMG Vol 3: Summary of changes from January 2021.

2024-10-02 16:09
DMG chapter 8 payment of benefit and deductions from benefit and DMG Volume 3 rolling summary of changes have been updated.

2024-09-27 14:28
DMG vol3 summary of changes and DMG chapter 8 – payment of benefit and deductions from benefit documents updated.

2023-12-08 11:38
Updated DMG Vol 3 Ch 9: Overpayments, offsets and recoverability and also DMG Vol 3: Summary of changes from January 2021.

2023-10-26 11:36
Updated DMG Volume 3 Chapter 8: Payment of benefit and deductions from benefit and added summary of changes from January 2021.

2023-10-03 09:55
Updated DMG volume 3 chapter 12: Imprisonment and added summary of changes – September 2023.

2023-07-14 12:13
Updated DMG Vol 3 Ch 12: Imprisonment and also DMG Vol 3: Summary of changes from January 2021.

2022-12-21 14:48
Updated DMG Vol 3 Ch 10: Evidence of age, marriage and death and added summary of changes from January 2021.

2022-07-20 09:27
Updated DMG chapter 17 (overlapping benefits) and Volume 3 summary of changes.

2022-07-01 11:36
Updated DMG volume 3, chapter 8: Payment of benefit and Deductions from benefit, chapter 17: Overlapping benefits and added summary of changes.

2022-04-20 14:22
Replaced ‘DMG Vol 3 Chapter 15: Payment of benefit and deductions from benefit’ and ‘DMG Vol 3: Summary of changes from January 2021’.

2022-03-25 14:33
Updated chapter 17.

2022-02-24 10:34
Updated ‘DMG Vol 3 Ch 10: Payment of benefit and deductions from benefit’ and ‘DMG Vol 3: Summary of changes from January 2021’.