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<p>Clearance times are dependent on several factors, such as the availability of the
appellant or their representative, or hearing capacity at the local Tribunal venue.
Additionally, a decision on the appeal may be reached after a hearing has been adjourned
(which may be directed by the judge for a variety of reasons, such as to seek further
evidence), or after a hearing has been postponed (again, for a variety of reasons,
often at the request of the appellant). An appeal may also have been referred back
to the First-tier Tribunal by the Upper Tribunal for disposal. Cases may also have
been stayed at the First-tier Tribunal, pending a decision by the Upper Tribunal on
a lead case.</p><p>Latest figures indicate that since PIP was introduced, more than
3.1 million decisions have been made, and of these under 9% have been appealed and
4% have been overturned. For ESA the figure is only 8% of decisions made were appealed
and 4% have been overturned at tribunals.</p><p> </p><p>The information requested
is set out in the table below:</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="4"><p><strong>Average
time in weeks from receipt at HM Courts & Tribunal Service to outcome</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="4"><p><strong>Newcastle</strong><strong> Manor View House (Social Security
& Child Support Tribunal hearing venue)</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Financial
years April - March</p></td><td><p>Personal Independence Payment <sup>1</sup></p></td><td><p>Employment
and Support Allowance<sup>2</sup></p></td><td><p>Universal Credit<sup>3</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015-16</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>17</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016-17</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>15</p></td><td><p>12</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2017-18</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>19</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>Notes:</p><p><sup>1</sup> Personal Independence Payment (PIP) (New Claim Appeals)
which replaces Disability Living Allowance (DLA) was introduced on 8 April 2013, and
also includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments)</p><p><sup>2 </sup>Includes
Employment Support Allowance (ESA) and Employment Support Allowance (Reassessments)</p><p><sup>3
</sup>Universal Credit was introduced on 29 April 2013 in selected areas of Greater
Manchester and Cheshire, and has been gradually rolled out to the rest of the UK from
October 2013.</p><p>~ Equates to a value of five or fewer</p><p>Although care is taken
when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent
in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.</p><p>The
data may differ slightly to that of the published stats as these data were run on
a different date.</p>
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