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<p>The information requested, for new claims to Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), is shown in the table below.</p><p><table><thead><tr><td valign="top">Numberof appeals heard on Fit for Work decisions in the initial functionalassessment for new claims to ESA by local authority and appeal outcome:October 2008 to May2012<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top" /><td valign="top">Appealoutcome<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Localauthority<br /></td><td valign="top">Initialdecisionoverturned<br /></td><td valign="top">Initialdecisionupheld<br /></td></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td valign="top">Gateshead<br /></td><td valign="top">1,000<br /></td><td valign="top">1,600<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Guildford<br /></td><td valign="top">100<br /></td><td valign="top">100<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Manchester<br /></td><td valign="top">1,200<br /></td><td valign="top">3,400<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">EastLondon:<br /></td><td valign="top" /><td valign="top" /></tr><tr><td valign="top">BarkingandDagenham<br /></td><td valign="top">300<br /></td><td valign="top">1,000<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Hackney<br /></td><td valign="top">900<br /></td><td valign="top">1,200<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Havering<br /></td><td valign="top">300<br /></td><td valign="top">600<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Newham<br /></td><td valign="top">700<br /></td><td valign="top">1,300<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">Redbridge<br /></td><td valign="top">400<br /></td><td valign="top">800<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">TowerHamlets<br /></td><td valign="top">800<br /></td><td valign="top">1,300<br /></td></tr><tr><td valign="top">WalthamForest<br /></td><td valign="top">500<br /></td><td valign="top">800<br /></td></tr></tbody><tfoot><tr><td valign="top">Source:<br />Departmentfor Work and Pensions benefit administrationdataset<br />Note:<br />Figuresare rounded to the nearest100.<br /></td></tr></tfoot></table></p><p>The information requested for appeals heard on Fit for Work decisions in the functional assessment for repeat claims to ESA and incapacity benefit (IB) reassessments is not readily available and could be provided only at disproportionate cost.</p> |