Universal Credit: Appeals
Commons · Question 1828 · Tabled 25 Jul 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 30 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the adequacy of the support available receivers of Universal Credit who wish to appeal a decision of her Department at an Upper Tier Tribunal.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 30 Jul 2024
Tribunals are administered independently of the Department and therefore appeals to the Upper Tribunal are a matter for the appellant and His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS). The appellant should follow guidance from the First-tier Tribunal...