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<p>Information about the volume and outcomes of appeals to the First-tier Tribunal
(Social Security and Child Support) is available in national statistics on gov.uk.</p><p>
</p><p>The table below provides a further breakdown of this information.</p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="3"><p><strong>Personal Independence Payment <sup>1</sup> - UK</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong>
</strong> <strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Receipts
<sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Appeals In favour
<sup>3</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1017</p></td><td><p>21</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>20899</p></td><td><p>3571</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>61529</p></td><td><p>30236</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>69825</p></td><td><p>33028</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Personal Independence Payment <sup>1</sup>
- North East</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong> <strong>Receipts <sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong>
<strong>Appeals In favour <sup>3</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>215</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>2817</p></td><td><p>393</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>8856</p></td><td><p>3664</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>10891</p></td><td><p>4521</p></td></tr><tr><td
colspan="3"><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Personal Independence Payment <sup>1</sup>
- Sunderland venue <sup>4</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p><strong> </strong>
<strong>Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>Receipts <sup>2</sup></strong></p></td><td><p><strong>
</strong> <strong>Appeals In favour <sup>3</sup></strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>9</p></td><td><p>~</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>141</p></td><td><p>23</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>515</p></td><td><p>195</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2016/17</p></td><td><p>555</p></td><td><p>233</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p> </p><p>SSCS appeals are normally registered to the venue nearest to the appellant’s
home address. We cannot retrieve data based on the appellant’s actual address, but
can produce reports detailing the numbers of cases that were dealt with at one of
our Regional centres or venues</p><p><sup>1</sup> Personal Independence Payment (New
Claim Appeals) which replaces Disability Living Allowance was introduced on 8 April
2013, also includes Personal Independence Payment (Reassessments).</p><p><sup>2</sup>
Receipts - Appeals received and attributed to a venue, normally the venue nearest
the appellant’s home address</p><p>Data excludes void appeals (these are appeals which
have been entered onto the system in error).</p><p><sup>3 </sup>Appeals In Favour
Appeals - where the decision was found in favour of the appellant.</p><p><sup>4 </sup>Sunderland
venue: appeals are attributed to the hearing venue nearest to the appellant’s home
address. For those living in Easington this is the Sunderland venue.</p><p> </p><p>The
symbol ~ denotes a small value less than five</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 and are the best data available.</p><p>Data
are taken from a live management information system and can change over time. The
data provided are the most recent available and might differ slightly from any previously
published information.</p>
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