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<p>The table below contains the requested information.</p><p><strong>Clearances in
Social Security and Child Support in Barnsley<sup>1</sup> for Employment and Support
Allowance (ESA)<sup>2</sup> and Personal Independence Payment (PIP)</strong><sup>
3</sup></p><table><tbody><tr><td><p> </p></td><td><p> </p></td><td><p>Percentage found
in favour of appellant (at hearing)<sup>4</sup></p></td></tr><tr><td rowspan="2"><p>January
- December 2017<sup>5</sup></p></td><td><p>ESA</p></td><td><p>65%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>PIP</p></td><td><p>63%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p><sup>1</sup> Social Security and Child Support data are attributed to hearing
venue nearest to the appellant’s home address.</p><p><sup>2</sup> Includes Employment
and Support Allowance and Employment and Support Allowance (Reassessments).</p><p><sup>3</sup>
Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals) replaced Disability Living Allowance
on 8 April 2013, and also includes Personal Independence Payment Clams (Reassessments).</p><p><sup>4</sup>
Percentage found in favour of appellant, this is based on the number found in favour
as a percentage of the appeals cleared at hearing, in line with the published statistics.</p><p><sup>5</sup>
Data April 2017 to December 2017 are provisional data and subject to change.</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 are a subset of official statistics extracted from the case management system
on a different date.</p><p>A combination of reasons can lead to a decision being overturned
on appeal. For example, a hearing may generate additional evidence, in particular
oral evidence, provided by the appellant at the hearing.</p><p> </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>
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