<p>A request for a Carer’s Allowance mandatory reconsideration is all part of a wider combined DWP Disputes Resolution Service and Retirement Services Directorate changes of circumstances process.</p><p> </p><p>The DWP has successfully reduced the head of work for Carer’s Allowance change of circumstances, which includes requests for a mandatory reconsideration, over the course of the last six months.</p><p> </p><p>The current average clearance time for processing a change of circumstances is 14.5 days and reducing steadily month-on-month, which will improve the time taken to process mandatory</p>