Progress on dealing with cases in which decision making paused due to AT litigation and wait for guidance
Dear Department for Work and Pensions,
In FOI2024/48114 the DWP disclosed that:
"Since 12/12/2022, in total the department has stayed 3080 AT lookalike cases and awarded
hardship payments to 14 customers since 31/01/2024. Previously stayed cases are now being
reviewed"
a. Please now release any management information or other data held which shows
progress in how many of the 3080 cases have now been reviewed and how many of those have resulted in awards of benefit as a result of the application of AT.
b. Please also release any other management information or other data which shows how many times in total the application of AT has resulted in a benefit award (not just for the backlog but in ongoing decision making in new cases)- if that information is held per month then please release it in that format rather than as a total
Yours faithfully,
Martin Williams
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Dear Department for Work and Pensions,
Please pass this on to the person who conducts Freedom of Information reviews.
I am writing to request an internal review of Department for Work and Pensions's handling of my FOI request 'Progress on dealing with cases in which decision making paused due to AT litigation and wait for guidance'.
The normal deadline for reply was 15/11/2024. I have thus far not received a reply other than an acknowledgement of my request.
A full history of my FOI request and all correspondence is available on the Internet at this address: https://www.whatdotheyknow.com/request/p...
Yours faithfully,
Martin Williams
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Dear Martin Williams,
Please find attached a response to your request for information, received
18th November.
Yours sincerely,
DWP Central FOI Team
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