Mandatory Reconsideration Made Easier

The DWP are making Mandatory Reconsideration easier. If someone disagrees with a Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) decision about benefits, tax credits or child maintenance, they can ask DWP to look at the decision again. This is called mandatory reconsideration.

The DWP  have recently made this process easier by giving people the option to fill in and return a mandatory reconsideration request form. A notes document explains how to fill in the form and what will happen after the form has been returned.

People can also ask for mandatory reconsideration by phone or by letter, using the contact details on their decision letter.

ABC Note: Read the guidance notes carefully. A copy of the form is available for downloading below.