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<p>HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS) does not hold accurate information on
the volumes of appeals against decisions on claims for Employment and Support Allowance
(ESA) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP). At the point of receipt and registration
of the appeal the Tribunal is unable to differentiate between appeals relating to
new claims for these benefits and those relating to existing claims.</p><p> </p><p>Information
about the volumes and outcomes of appeals to the Tribunal is published at:</p><p><a
href="https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics</a>.
The information provided below is a further breakdown of this data (excluding reassessment
decisions).</p><table><tbody><tr><td colspan="6"><p><strong>ESA appeals (excluding
reassessment decisions) found in favour of the appellant </strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ayr,
Carrick and Cumnock</strong><strong><sup>1</sup></strong></p></td><td><p>775</p></td><td><p>845</p></td><td><p>1073</p></td><td><p>271</p></td><td><p>221</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK
</strong></p></td><td><p>62147</p></td><td><p>56042</p></td><td><p>88946</p></td><td><p>24979</p></td><td><p>25831</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>.</p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="6"><p><strong>PIP </strong><strong><sup>2</sup></strong><strong> appeals
(excluding reassessment decisions) found in favour of the appellant</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2011-12</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2012-13</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2013-14</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2014-15</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>2015-16</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>Ayr,
Carrick and Cumnock</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>4</p></td><td><p>55</p></td><td><p>176</p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>UK</strong></p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>0</p></td><td><p>21</p></td><td><p>3374</p></td><td><p>20659</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><sup>1</sup> Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock may be represented by the venues at Ayr,
Dumfries, Irvine, Kilmarnock and Stranraer. Social Security and Child Support data
are attributed according to the venue nearest the appellant’s home address. HMCTS
cannot retrieve data based on the appellant’s actual address, or Parliamentary constituency,
but can produce data detailing numbers of cases dealt with at regional centres, or
at a specific venue.</p><p> </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</p><p> </p><p><sup>2 </sup>PIP was introduced as a new benefit in
April 2013 to replace Disability Living Allowance (DLA) for people aged 16 to 64,
and appeal volumes have been rising ever since its introduction. In addition to new
claims for PIP, the Department for Work and Pensions is also transitioning individuals
in receipt of DLA, over to PIP, via a reassessment programme.</p>
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