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<p>7%, of all Personal Independence Payment (PIP) decisions have been appealed and
3% have been overturned.</p><p> </p><p>As part of on-going review and improvement
of PIP, we are continuing to make efforts to ensure that all decisions, whether made
initially or at Mandatory Reconsideration (MR), are the best informed decisions. For
example, the department is running a series of trials which looks at the end to end
PIP decision making process with a particular focus on MR and explores the different
ways we can improve the quality of our decision making.</p><p> </p><p>However, it
is important that claimants can appeal their award decision if they are unhappy with
it. Moreover, a request for an appeal does not mean that the decisions taken initially
and as part of Mandatory Reconsideration were not right. Claimants often provide new,
relevant evidence at the tribunal stage.</p>
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