Reconsideration / Appeals

Hi,

I recently read that from 28th October 2013 that

"Changes to the disputes and appeals process will apply to all DWP benefits and child maintenance cases from 28 October 2013.

One of the changes is mandatory reconsideration of disputed decisions and as part of this change, DWP will make an additional call to those disputing a decision to give people an opportunity to discuss the decision and provide any further evidence"

Has anybody got information on this?


WD

WeDesign wrote: Hi,

I recently read that from 28th October 2013 that

"Changes to the disputes and appeals process will apply to all DWP benefits and child maintenance cases from 28 October 2013.

One of the changes is mandatory reconsideration of disputed decisions and as part of this change, DWP will make an additional call to those disputing a decision to give people an opportunity to discuss the decision and provide any further evidence"

Has anybody got information on this?


WD

Hi WD,

As things stand, Mandatory Recons should not be applicable to ESA in its current form. (IR ESA or CB ESA)

Only where claimant's IR ESA is engulfed by UC, will Mandatory Recons affect them.

As you say, IR ESA was supposed to be taken under the UC umbrella from 28/10/13. However, UC is suffering major problems, and it looks doubtful that it will be fully implemented until 2015.

Therefore, Mandatory Recons will only affect IR ESA claimants on a case by case basis, if/when their IR ESA is engulfed under the umbrella of UC.

Of course, as UC is suffering problems, the government could always change legislation to cover ESA as it stands with respect to Mandatory Recons.

We will have to wait and see.

bro58