Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average cost is of (a) a reconsideration of and (b) an appeal against a decision on an employment and support allowance claim.
The Information requested is not available for Personal Independence Payment.
For Employment Support Allowance the average cost of processing
a Mandatory Reconsideration is: £108
an appeal to the Department for Work and Pensions is: £135
The average cost of processing an appeal to the Tribunals Service is £214.