More than 400,000 benefit claimants won an award for Personal Independence Payments after logging for a mandatory in the last five years.
A mandatory reconsideration is a process in which, after making an initial claim for PIP that was denied, you can tell the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) that you disagree with the decision and can have the claim looked at again.
The free process applies to a wide range range of benefits including PIP, Attendance Allowance, Carer's Allowance, Income Support, and more.
According to official data, 34 per cent of the 1.3 million mandatory reconsiderations logged for PIP led to a a positive change in the past five years.
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