Social Security Benefits: Appeals
Commons · Question 101510 · Tabled 18 Dec 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 8 Jan 2026
Question
Asked by Lisa Smart
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment he has made of the potential impact of mandatory reconsiderations on the (a) finances and (b) emotions of affected people; and how the Department is ensuring those reconsiderations are c
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 8 Jan 2026
Mandatory Reconsideration (MR) offers claimants the opportunity to challenge decisions and provide additional information which may be relevant to their claim. Entitlement is usually from the date of claim, so if a decision is changed at MR, the amount aw...