Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 57426

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

Tabled: 4 June 2025
Answered: 11 June 2025

Question

Liz Jarvis

Liberal DemocratEastleigh

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is for her Department to respond to Mandatory Reconsideration requests.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
The median mandatory reconsideration (MR) clearance times have been provided for Universal Credit (UC), Personal Independence Payment (PIP), and Employment Support Allowance (ESA) Work Capability Assessment (WCA) benefit decisions. To provide information ...

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