Sir Oliver Heald corrected a written answer on Social Security Benefits: Appeals
Frank Field (Labour, Birkenhead) asked written question 41331 on 27 June 2016. Mr Shailesh Vara answered on 30 June 2016 for the Ministry of Justice, and Sir Oliver Heald corrected the answer on 27 July 2016. The correction replaced 2 figures (42,354, 43,773) with 2 figures (20,659, 25,831). Altogether 4 words differ between the two versions.
The question
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, how many decisions taken on claims for (a) employment and support allowance and (b) personal independence payment have been appealed in (i) Birkenhead and (ii) the UK in each of the past five years; and how many of those appeals have been successful.
Original and corrected answer
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| HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) does not hold accurate information on the volumes of appeals received against claims for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The tables below provide information on the number of appeals against decisions taken on ESA and PIP claims that were found in favour of the appellant in Birkenhead and Great Britain 1 . ESA claims (excluding reassessment decisions) | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 Great Britain 1 | 62,147 | 56,042 | 88,946 | 24,979 | Birkenhead | 306 | 163 | 664 | 203 | 277 PIP 2 claims (excluding reassessment decisions) | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 Great Britain 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3,374 | Birkenhead | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 190 1 HMCTS administer appeals received from appellants living in England, Scotland and Wales. The Appeals Service, part of the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service, administers appeals from appellants living in Northern Ireland. 2 PIP started to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged 16 to 64 from 8 April 2013. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system. | HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) does not hold accurate information on the volumes of appeals received against claims for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The tables below provide information on the number of appeals against decisions taken on ESA and PIP claims that were found in favour of the appellant in Birkenhead and Great Britain 1 . ESA claims (excluding reassessment decisions) | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 Great Britain 1 | 62,147 | 56,042 | 88,946 | 24,979 | 25,831 Birkenhead | 306 | 163 | 664 | 203 | 277 PIP 2 claims (excluding reassessment decisions) | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-16 Great Britain 1 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3,374 | 20,659 Birkenhead | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | 190 1 HMCTS administer appeals received from appellants living in England, Scotland and Wales. The Appeals Service, part of the Northern Ireland Courts and Tribunals Service, administers appeals from appellants living in Northern Ireland. 2 PIP started to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged 16 to 64 from 8 April 2013. Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system. |
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| Date read | 15 October 2026 |
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