Neil Coyle – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Neil Coyle on 2016-06-06.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many employment and support allowance appeals his Department conceded prior to their being heard at first-tier tribunals in the last 12 months.
Justin Tomlinson
The requested information in relation to Personal Independence Payment could only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.
For ESA the figures for the latest 12 months available are as follows:
|
Month |
Total |
|
April 2015 |
260 |
|
May |
190 |
|
June |
240 |
|
July |
360 |
|
August |
230 |
|
September |
230 |
|
October |
240 |
|
November |
280 |
|
December |
250 |
|
January 2016 |
250 |
|
February |
210 |
|
March |
270 |
|
Total |
3010 |
These figures represent the number of appeals revised and lapsed before the appeal is heard. A decision will be revised at this stage of the decision making process mainly because of new information provided by the claimant in his grounds of appeal.
– Figures have been rounded to the nearest ten.
– This is unpublished data and, as such, it does not meet the quality standard required for official statistics publication. It should be used with caution and it may be subject to future revision.
– Data taken from the Decision Making and Case Recording system
– Figures are for GB only
– Figures are correct as at 7 June 2016
