Welfare Benefits and Tax Credits Handbook 2019/20Part 9: Getting a benefit decision changed Chapter 57: Appealing to the First-tier Tribunal
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Chapter 57: Appealing to the First-tier Tribunal
This chapter covers:
1. Before you appeal (here)
2. How to appeal (here)
3. After you send or deliver your appeal (here)
4. Hearings (here)
5. Proving your case here
6. The tribunal’s decision (here)
This chapter covers the rules for appeals to the First-tier Tribunal about benefits, the social fund payments in Chapter 37 (except budgeting loans), decisions about DWP loans for mortgage interest (see here) and national insurance credits. It does not cover the rules for statutory payments (see Chapter 59), the health benefits in Chapter 31 or the Scottish social security benefits (see Chapter 75).
References in this chapter to HM Revenue and Customs only apply to decisions about child benefit and guardian’s allowance. For information about appeals about tax credits, see Chapter 66.
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