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<p> </p><p> </p><p>The First-tier Tribunal - Social Security and Child Support (SSCS),
administered by HM Courts & Tribunals Service (HMCTS), hears appeals against Department
for Work and Pensions' (DWP) decisions on a range of benefits including Job Seeker's
Allowance (JSA).</p><p> </p><p>(1) The following table shows (i) the proportion of
appeals against JSA which were represented and (ii) the proportion of those appeals
which were found in favour of the appellant for the period (a) 1 April 2012 – 31 March
2013 and (b) 1 April – 31 December 2013 (the latest period for which figures have
been published).</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td
colspan="3"><p><strong>Job Seeker's Allowance (JSA) Appeals</strong></p><p> </p></td></tr><tr><td>
</td><td><p><strong>April 2012 – March</strong><strong>2013</strong></p></td><td><p><strong>April
–December 2013</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>1Number of JSA appeals disposed of
at Tribunal Hearing</p></td><td><p> </p><p>33,976</p></td><td><p> </p><p>32,635</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2Proportion
attended by representative (%)</p></td><td><p> </p><p>2%</p></td><td><p> </p><p>3%</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>Proportion
attended by representative where the decision is in favour of the appellant (%)</p></td><td><p>
</p><p> </p><p>60%</p></td><td><p> </p><p> </p><p>64%</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>1
includes Oral & Paper hearings</p><p>2 Oral appeal hearings attended by a representative.</p><p>
</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> </p><p> </p><p>(2) Information
on appeals received by the Tribunal against decisions made about claims for JSA is
published by the Ministry of Justice in Tribunal Statistics Quarterly. The most recent
report, which includes the number of appeals received in the periods (a) 1 April 2012
to 31 March 2013 and (b) 1 April to 31 December 2013, can be viewed at</p><p><a href="https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf"
target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/289342/tribunal-stats-oct-dec-2013.pdf</a></p>
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