Reconsideration and evidence

Alexine

The first thing I have to tell you is that your understanding of a Reconsideration is incorrect, both a Reconsideration and an Appeal re-make the original Decision, and as such both can result in the loss of your existing award.

If you opt for a Reconsideration, the DWP Decision Maker should allow you time to provide additional information, however, with the delays currently in the system, it is not possible to give you a clear indication of how long this will be. In principle, you should have at least four weeks from making the request to submit any evidence you have have, this period may be substantially longer as some members have waited six months for a Reconsideration to be completed, but this cannot be guaranteed.

If your evidence is not available to the Decision MAker before they make their Decision, then it obviously will not be included, but more importantly, having made a Decision, they will not re-visit it because new information has become available.

Gordon

Alexine wrote:

Hi Gordon,

Thanks for the speedy response. If one appeals, would evidence received after the mandatory reconsideration be taken into account by the Decision Maker prior to the tribunal hearing?

Alexine

In principle, a Decision Maker should review all evidence submitted as part of an appeal, however, the reality is that this is rarely done, and the best you could probably hope for is that the Decision is looked at again immediately prior to the Tribunal hearing.

Gordon