§
Mrs. Renée Short
asked the Secretary of State for Social Services how many cases have been won against his Department by (a) pensioners and (b) unemployment or supplementary benefit claimants at social security appeal tribunals in each year since 1979.
§
Mr. Major
The available information is provided in the tables. Statistics on appeals are analysed in respect of the various social security benefits rather than client groups.
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| Year |
Number of appeals/references lodged* |
Number of appeals/references heard† |
Number where the claimant was successful |
Proportion of appeals heard where the claimant was successful per cent. |
| 1984 |
| Quarter ending 31 March 1984 |
n/a |
236 |
46 |
19.5 |
| Quarter ending 30 June 1984 |
453 |
154 |
16 |
10.4 |
| Quarter ending 30 September 1984‡ |
420 |
204 |
50 |
24.5 |
| 2. Unemployment benefit |
| Year |
Number of appeals/references lodged* |
Number of appeals/references heard† |
Number where the claimant was successful |
Proportion of appeals heard where the claimant was successful per cent. |
| 1979 |
n/a |
17,112 |
2,938 |
17.2 |
| 1980 |
n/a |
17,094 |
3,022 |
17.7 |
| 1981 |
n/a |
17,964 |
3,426 |
19.1 |
| 1982 |
n/a |
16,433 |
3,404 |
20.7 |
| 1983 |
n/a |
16,449 |
3,295 |
20.0 |
| 1984 |
| Quarter ending 31 March 1984 |
n/a |
4,959 |
1,066 |
21.5 |
| Quarter ending 30 June 1984 |
10,961 |
4,095 |
812 |
19.8 |
| Quarter ending 30 September 1984‡ |
13,801 |
4,572 |
950 |
20.8 |
| 3. Supplementary benefit |
| Year |
Number of appeals/references lodged* |
Number of appeals/references heard† |
Number where the claimant was successful |
Proportion of appeals heard where the claimant was successful per cent. |
| 1979 |
94,178 |
50,639 |
10,840 |
21.4 |
| 1980 |
94,481 |
49,355 |
10,914 |
22.1 |
| 1981 |
108,570 |
49,864 |
8,862 |
17.8 |
| 1982 |
129,909 |
56,084 |
10,195 |
18.2 |
| 1983 |
142,779 |
60,567 |
11,828 |
19.5 |
| 1984 |
| Quarter ending 31 March 1984 |
37,721 |
16,871 |
3,314 |
19.6 |
| Quarter ending 30 June 1984 |
52,010 |
16,350 |
3,024 |
18.5 |
| Quarter ending 30 September 1984‡ |
61,872 |
17,004 |
3,482 |
20.5 |
| * Figures not recorded prior to April 1984. |
| † Not all appeals lodged are heard. Some are superseded by revised initial decisions, some are withdrawn by the appellant, some are not admitted by the tribunal. |
| ‡ Figures not yet available for period subsequent to September 1984. |