Question follow-through · 13366
Personal Independence Payment: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of mandatory reconsideration for assessing Personal Independent Payment decisions.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 8 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 12 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 15 Nov 2024 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
8 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effectiveness of mandatory reconsideration for assessing Personal Independent Payment decisions.
12 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Nov 2024
Answer published
The Department is committed to making the right decision as early as possible in the claim journey. Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) is a valuable process that supports the resolution of disputes as early as possible, so that customers do not need to appeal...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
Later records
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