PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Employment and Support Allowance (25 January 2017)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of unsuccessful claims for employment support allowance were overturned at the mandatory reconsideration stage in the last 12 months for which figures are available.
Asked by:
Mr Mark Francois (Conservative)
Asked by:
Mr Mark Francois (Conservative)
Answer
The last 12 months for which figures are available is March 2015 – March 2016, set out in the table below.
ESA WCA decisions | 439,620 |
MR decisions | 56,920 |
Decisions overturned | 4,510 or 8% |
Answered by:
Penny Mordaunt (Conservative)
30 January 2017
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