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7 July 2010
The number of employment and support allowance (ESA) appeals has quadrupled between April 2009 and March 2010.
Between April and June 2009 there were 10,100 appeals. Between July and September 2009 this number had risen to 29,000 and by March 2010 there were 46,500 appeals.
The success rate for ESA appeals is only 40% for appeals that actually go to hearing but there are thousands of cases listed by the Tribunals Service as being ‘disposed of otherwise’.
This may mean that more people are succeeding in their ESA appeal because the DWP has reconsidered their decision prior to an appeal being heard.
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