Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, whether her Department has a target timescale for processing the mandatory reconsiderations of its decisions on the eligibility of people for universal credit.

The Department has no targets for processing a mandatory reconsideration. Our focus is on ensuring the decision is correct. The time necessary to do this can depend on the circumstances of the case.

The Department does not administer appeals, which is the responsibility of HM Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS).