The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has shared that it is working to develop a new system to reduce the length of time it takes for benefit appeals to be heard at tribunal. The DWP said the new digital system should enable “quicker processing of appeals and a better service for all parties to the proceedings”.
Minister for Disabled People Tom Pursglove MP also said that people on Personal Independence Payment (PIP), Universal Credit and Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) can now submit their appeal online. The response came after Labour MP Seema Malhotra asked what steps the DWP is taking to “reduce the length of time it takes for a PIP appeal to reach tribunal stage”.
In a written response last week, Mr Pursglove explained that appeals against a DWP benefit decision are lodged with, and administered by, His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS).
