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Originally Posted by RichardCoulter
DWP to be taken to court yet again:
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...eporting-story
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Great news 
If you would have had to appeal, you could well have been left in the same position as the gentleman that's taking them to court outlined above. |
That sounds a one-off type of example of an excessive delay to a mandatory reconsideration. Whatever government and rules are in place, that will always happen.
Nothing there that indicates he was ever eligible in the first place.
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Mr Connor, 55, was rejected for Employment Support Allowance (ESA) in October 2018 while caring for his mother.
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The High Court has allowed Mr Connor, who completed a Legal Practice Course at Staffordshire University last year, to bring his case before the court, saying the delay he experienced is a "point of some wider public importance".
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If Mr Connor is successful, benefits claimants will be able to appeal against adverse decisions immediately.
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Seeing as anybody who still gets a "no" on the MR, will likely appeal, that might seem a sensible option. You still have to get notes from your GP anyway, and the appeal stage is meant to trigger a DWP reconsideration each time you send in more info. The people that might lose out are the ones that win on a MR. Having to appeal would delay the outcome of that win.