70 Per Cent of DWP Appeals Are Being Found in Favour of The Claimant

More than two-thirds of people who faced being denied social security benefits were found to be entitled to that support – prompting calls by the SNP for a fresh review of the DWP assessment and appeals process. 
 
Official government figures show that 70% of people who faced the possibility of losing their entitlement, and took this decision to hearing, had their cases overturned.
 
There were 51,256 appeal disposals in the quarter up to December 2018 and 41,171 (80 per cent) were cleared at hearing. Of those cases cleared at hearing, 70 per cent were found in favour of the claimant – an increase of 5% on last year.
 
Controversial new benefits introduced by the DWP - Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) - have driven the overall increase in the overturn rate.

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