Question follow-through · 28614
Social Security Benefits: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that decision makers progress Mandatory Reconsideration cases in a timely manner; and whether the Department collects data on the number of cases outstanding beyond spe
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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
- 9 Sept 2026
- Target answer date
- 11 Sept 2026
- Answer
- 15 Sept 2026 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
9 Sept 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that decision makers progress Mandatory Reconsideration cases in a timely manner; and whether the Department collects data on the number of cases outstanding beyond spe
11 Sept 2026
Target answer date
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15 Sept 2026
Answer published
Mandatory Reconsiderations (MRs) are considered in date order. There are no specified timescales for clearing MRs. Each application is then dealt with without delay – with the quality and not speed of the decision underpinning the department’s approach. W...
Official data retrieved 1 Oct 2026.
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