Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what proportion of benefits decisions have been appealed in each Government region in the most recent period for which figures are available.
Information on appeal outcomes in relation to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessments by several geographical areas is available on Stat-Xplore.
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/
Guidance on how to use Stat-Xplore can be found here:
https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/webapi/online-help/index.html
Information on the percentage of initial Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decisions that have been appealed, by region and for Great Britain, is shown in the table below.
Table: Initial PIP decisions and appeals lodged by region, initial decisions in 2018-19 | |||||
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Region | Appeals lodged | Initial decisions | % of initial decisions appealed |
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East Midlands | 3,190 | 54,280 | 6% |
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East of England | 3,460 | 61,030 | 6% |
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London | 5,920 | 87,470 | 7% |
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North East | 3,220 | 48,920 | 7% |
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North West | 7,000 | 109,170 | 6% |
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Scotland | 5,880 | 82,980 | 7% |
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South East | 4,840 | 80,430 | 6% |
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South West | 3,760 | 63,150 | 6% |
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Wales | 2,820 | 47,490 | 6% |
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West Midlands | 4,560 | 77,680 | 6% |
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Yorkshire and The Humber | 4,740 | 72,050 | 7% |
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Great Britain | 49,380 | 784,690 | 6% |
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For Doncaster Local Authority, 4,790 initial PIP decisions were made in 2018-19, of which 5% have been appealed.
Notes
To provide the information requested across all other DWP administered benefits would incur disproportionate cost.