Welfare Tax Credits

(asked on 29th October 2015) - View Source

Question to the HM Treasury:

To ask Mr Chancellor of the Exchequer, how many independent tribunals have been brought to challenge mandatory reconsiderations of tax credits by Concentrix in each month since that company has been under contract with his Department.


Answered by
Damian Hinds Portrait
Damian Hinds
Minister of State (Education)
This question was answered on 12th November 2015

The following table outlines the number of applications HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) received from HM Court and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) as a result of a mandatory reconsideration decision made by Concentrix.


Month

Number of applications HMRC received from HMCTS following a mandatory reconsideration decision made by Concentrix

March 2015

3

April 2015

1

May 2015

6

June 2015

5

July 2015

3

August 2015

3

September 2015

19

Prior to March 2015 HMRC did not receive any applications from HMCTS challenging a mandatory reconsideration decision made by Concentrix.

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