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Making An Appeal
Understanding Our Decision
When we have made a decision about your benefit we will notify
you in writing. Our letter will show the information we have used
to work out your benefit entitlement. if you do not understand this
you should ask for an explanation. we will send you a Statement of
Reasons explaining how we have worked out your benefit.
If you do not agree with this decision you should write to us
within one month of the date on your decision letter (see appeal
form below).
We will either look at our decision again or pass your
case to an independent tribunal run by the Tribunals Service
if you have asked us to do this.
If we look at our decision again we may change it. We will
write to you and tell you what we have decided.
If you still disagree with our decision and you had not
already asked us to pass your case to the Tribunals Service you can
then do so. You should request this in writing within one month of
receiving our decision.
If your case is sent to the Tribunals Service they will
write to to tell you what happens next.
Appeal form (23k
PDF)