Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 27 November 2012.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what assessment he has made of the potential effects on the length of time recipients of disability living allowance who have their Motability component stopped will have to wait to have an appeal heard once their reassessment programme for transfer to the personal independence payment begins.
We have made no such estimate. From April 2013 end-to-end responsibility for appeals against decisions on disability living allowance and personal independence payment will be a matter for Her Majesty's Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS).
This Department has been working closely with HMCTS to minimise delays to all appeals, including introducing a mandatory reconsideration process before appeals can be made to HMCTS.
Mandatory reconsiderations are intended to provide claimants with a further opportunity to present additional evidence which may result in the decision on their award being revised or upheld. The process will be more efficient for claimants and reduce the number of appeals being made.
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