Statistics from the Social Security and Child Support Appeal Tribunal from October to December 2023 shows the following success rate for clients-
'62% were overturned in favour of the customer (down from 61% and no change from 62% on the same period in 2022 respectively).
This overturn rate varied by benefit type, with PIP at 70%, Disability Living Allowance (DLA) 58%, Employment Support Allowance (ESA) 49%, and UC 54%. The PIP, DLA, ESA and UC overturn rates remained relatively stable compared with October to December 2022 (PIP up 1, DLA down 3, ESA down 0 and UC up 1 percentage points).'
Time from requesting an appeal to getting a disposal –
'the mean age of a case at disposal was 25 weeks, a 1 week increase compared to the same period in 2022'
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