Social Security Benefits: Appeals
Commons · Question 28614 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 15 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Ben Coleman
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to ensure that decision makers progress Mandatory Reconsideration cases in a timely manner; and whether the Department collects data on the number of cases outstanding beyond spe
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 15 Sep 2026
Mandatory Reconsiderations (MRs) are considered in date order. There are no specified timescales for clearing MRs. Each application is then dealt with without delay - with the quality and not speed of the decision underpinning the department’s approach. W...