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Cost of disability living allowance appeals

Hywel Williams: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions what the average administrative cost was in 2003-04 of an appeal to a disability appeal tribunal on a disability living allowance decision. [168017]

Maria Eagle [holding answer 23 April 2004]: This is a matter for Christina Townsend, Chief Executive of the Appeals Service. She will reply to the Hon.Member.

Letter from Christina Townsend to Mr. Hywel Williams, dated 27 April 2004:

The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your question regarding the average administrative cost of an appeal to an appeal tribunal on a disability living allowance decision in 2003-04.

We estimate that the average cost of processing a disability appeal during the year 2003-04 was £233.

I hope this reply is helpful.

More information

• 27 apr 2004 : Column 954w
• getting it right, putting it right - national audit office report on decision making

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