Social Security Benefits: Wales
(asked on 7th February 2018) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of her Department's decisions on claims for (a) personal independence payment and (b) employment support allowance have been overturned at tribunal in (i) Newport East and (ii) Wales in each year since 2010.
The table below shows the number of PIP decisions and the number and percentage of these decisions overturned at tribunal in Newport East and Wales for each of the last 4 years since PIP was introduced. The decisions overturned will include decisions which were changed at mandatory reconsideration, and where the claimant continues to appeal for a higher PIP award. It also includes cases that have been lapsed. Regulations allow Decision Makers (DMs) to review an appeal prior to submission to the tribunal. If the DM makes a revised decision wholly in the claimants favour this is classed as a lapsed appeal and negates the need for consideration by the tribunal.
| Wales |
| Newport East | ||||
| PIP decisions | PIP Appeals Overturned | Overturned as a % of PIP decisions |
| PIP decisions | PIP Appeals Overturned | Overturned as a % of PIP decisions |
Year of claim decision |
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2013/14 | 5,470 | 60 | 1% |
| 150 | # | # |
2014/15 | 57,580 | 2,310 | 4% |
| 1,460 | 60 | 4% |
2015/16 | 47,070 | 2,730 | 6% |
| 1,070 | 60 | 5% |
2016/17 | 70,110 | 3,820 | 5% |
| 1,600 | 70 | 4% |
Data has been rounded to the nearest 10 and nearest percent.
‘#’ means fewer than 5 in this category.
Data on appeals overturned is up to September 2017.
The information for Employment Support Allowance (ESA) is not readily available and can only be obtained at a disproportionate cost.