Around 60% of PIP appeals are successful for claimants. The government say-
'The Department gathers information on the reasons why PIP decisions have been overturned from its Presenting Officers and the summary reasons it gets back from the Tribunal hearing. Internal Management Information for 2015/16 indicates that either new oral or documentary evidence supplied at the hearing are the leading reasons for PIP decisions being overturned in 75% of overturns recorded.'
The latest figures also given by the government show that 'The 75% can be broken down as follows:
Cogent oral evidence – 66%
Cogent documentary evidence supplied at the appeal – 9%'
This illustrates why it is so important for your client to attend Benefit appeal tribunals as their oral evidence is one of the main reasons for appeals being successful.
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