Disputing a benefit decision
If you are unhappy with a decision made about your benefit claim you can usually challenge it. The ways in which you can challenge a decision vary according to the benefit in question.
Our Disputing a benefit decision factsheet (F04) (PDF) [572KB] describes what you need to do to challenge a decision. It covers issues such as:
- time limits
- how to ask for a reconsideration of a decision
- how to appeal a decision
- how to prepare for a hearing
- what to do at the hearing
- how to take a case further if it is unsuccessful at a hearing