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The Tribunals Service Business Plan 2010-2011 notes on page 10:
"Our primary focus for 2010-11 will be to respond effectively to the high volumes of appeals and claims we will receive. When cases are registered with the Tribunals Service they count as a 'receipt' and when judgement is issued or the case otherwise concluded they are considered 'disposed'. The Tribunals Service has experienced unprecedented levels of receipts as the impact of the recession has been felt in appeals and Employment tribunal claims. In the first three quarters of the 2009-10 business year we received 26% more cases than in the same nine months during 2008-09. Across our main jurisdictions:
- in the Social Security and Child Support (SSCS) jurisdiction of the Social Entitlement Chamber, receipts during the first three quarters of the 2009-10 business year were 30% higher than the preceding year. Appeals against Employment Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit decisions were 39% higher than those received during the full 2008-09 business year. Estimates from the Department for Work and Pensions for 2010-11 show that these levels are likely to be maintained."
DA is very concerned that considerable public resources are wasted on avoidable use of the expensive tribunals system. We are also concerned that IB claimants being 'migrated' from October 2010 using the Work Capability Assessment (WCA) will result in considerable further appeals due to the rigidity and insensitivity of the WCA. We are working with Government to try and improve benefit claim-forms and to ensure legitimate entitlements are claimed. £7 billion currently goes unclaimed per year that could help tackle disability poverty.
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