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<p>The First-tier Tribunal â Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) administered by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department for Work and Pensionsâ (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits.</p><p> </p><p>The table below shows the proportion of appeals in England<sup>1</sup> relating to (a) Personal Independence Payments (PIP), (b) Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), (c) Income Support (IS), (d) Jobseekerâs Allowance (JSA) and (e) Tax Credits which were successful<sup>2</sup> in (i) each quarter in 2014 and (ii) April to June 2015, the latest period for which figures are available.</p><table><tbody><tr><td> </td><td><p>PIP<sup>3</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA<sup>4</sup></p></td><td><p>IS</p></td><td><p>JSA</p></td><td><p>Tax Credits<sup>5</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January â March 2014</p></td><td> </td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>24%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td><td><p>22%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April â June 2014</p></td><td><p>26.2%</p></td><td><p>44.9%</p></td><td><p>23.9%</p></td><td><p>24.2%</p></td><td><p>23.4%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July â September 2014</p></td><td><p>37.0%</p></td><td><p>48.4%</p></td><td><p>30.9%</p></td><td><p>34.3%</p></td><td><p>24.9%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October â December 2014</p></td><td><p>40.8%</p></td><td><p>50.3%</p></td><td><p>38.2%</p></td><td><p>32.9%</p></td><td><p>28.1%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January â March 2015</p></td><td><p>39.8%</p></td><td><p>51.3%</p></td><td><p>33.0%</p></td><td><p>26.6%</p></td><td><p>26.6%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April â June 2015</p></td><td><p>47%</p></td><td><p>52%</p></td><td><p>34%</p></td><td><p>30%</p></td><td><p>33%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>Notes:</p><p>1. Excludes SSCS Scotland processing centre and the following venues: Aberystwyth, Bridgend, Cardiff, Caernafon, Carmarthen, Colwyn Bay, Cwmbran, Haverfordwest Llandrindod Wells, Langstone, Llandudno, Llanelli, Llangefni, Llwynypia, Merthyr Tydfil, Neath, Port Talbot, Newton Abbott, Newtown, Pontypridd, Pontypool, Prestatyn, Swansea, Welshpool, Wrexham, Bargoed and Ebbw Vale</p><p>2. decided in favour of the appellant</p><p>3. Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April 2013, also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments)</p><p>4. Includes Employment Support Allowance and Employment Support Allowance (Reassessments)</p><p>5. Includes Working Family Tax Credit, Child Tax Credit, Working Tax Credit.</p><p> </p><p>Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and is the best data that are available.</p><p> </p><p>The data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as this data was run on a different date.</p> |