Description: Administered by the Tribunals Service as the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support). Independent hearings for appeals on decisions in relation to: Social Security; Child Support; Vaccine Damage; Tax Credit and Compensation Recovery; Housing Benefit; and Council Tax Benefit.

Jurisdiction: UK-wide

Website: www.appeals-service.gov.uk

Statistical data for 2008/09 Financial Year

Judicial Pool: 1,186 (Eng), 292 (Wal), 254 (Sco)

Days Sat: 35,042 (Eng), 6,063 (Wal), 6,811 (Sco)

Receipts: 178,245 (Eng), 31,946 (Wal), 32,634 (Sco)

Withdrawn: 16,214 (Eng), 3,004 (Wal), 2,856 (Sco)

Decided: 119,667 (Eng), 20,626 (Wal), 23,193 (Sco)

Outstanding: 49,718 (Eng), 9,488 (Wal), 7,177 (Sco)

Success Rate: 41% (Eng), 42% (Wal), 47% (Sco)

Oral Hearings: 71% (Eng), 68% (Wal), 82% (Sco)

Notes: Wales figures will include some English sites. Main centre in Cardiff is responsible for some sites in South West of England.
'Decided' figures relate to hearing clearances

Committees

Scottish
Committee

Cymru / Welsh
Committee