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.

answeredUma KumaranDepartment for Work and Pensions

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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

  1. 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.

  2. 12 Nov 2024

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 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...

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Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.

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