Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Tasmina Ahmed-Sheikh on 2016-06-15.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many mandatory reconsiderations for re-assessments of entitlement to disability living allowance for children were (a) upheld and (b) rejected in the last three years for which figures are available.
Justin Tomlinson
The table below shows the number of Mandatory Reconsiderations received for the last three years.
|
Disability Living Allowance |
2013/14 |
2014/15 |
2015/16 |
|
Child Mandatory Reconsiderations received |
18,543 |
21,647 |
27,015 |
The information for the second question could only be supplied at disproportionate cost.
Notes: Mandatory Reconsiderations were introduced from October 2013 as part of Appeals Reform. The figures shown in the table above for 2013/14 include reconsideration clearances (pre-reform) to enable the full year to be provided.
Source: Department of Work and Pensions, Disability Living Allowance Computer System
This type of internal management information does not form part of the official statistics outputs that are released by the Department in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority’s Code of Practice and should be used with caution.
