Won UC Appeal @ Tribunal with no Rep

wheelzz

Hi, I won my case at tribunal without representation and only confirming my name! When DWP had to present their case they conceded. My question is how common is it that the DWP do this? And is backdated pay a mandatory action or should I have mentioned this to the tribunal judge? 

Thank you in advance for any answers 

wheelzz

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No my case had not been previewed by the tribunal, this was a video link tribunal, A DWP representative was present. As said when DWP were invited to present their case the exact response was “I’ve reviewed the evidence and I concede!”
the judge said “ The award is in my favour do I have anything to say?”  And the question is backdated pay a mandatory action is a general question so why would you need the specifics of my appeal to answer?

wheelzz

Thank you for the insight this is all new to me. The judge seemed surprised though as just before this everyone present were just introducing themselves. The judge said he’ll be asking questions and I’ll get my chance to speak etc. then DWP spoke. The judge said I’ve been awarded I no longer have to speak…

wheelzz

Username_removed if it’s not too much to ask can you take a look at my other post please maybe you could get an idea about my back story. Thanks in advance

wheelzz

Also if I may mention before appeal I got a later saying from June 2018 I’m in the Lcw group 

wheelzz

Thank you very much for your answers, good day to you kind sir.

calcotti

Username_removed said: Judge will have been well fed up. The DWP PO is not the decision maker on your case (although in more entertaining times they used to be) but they will have picked up the case and taken it to the appeals team; told them they couldn’t defend the decision and been refused action thus forcing them to attend and concede.

What an incredible waste of everbody's time and of valuable tribunal time in which a different claimant's case could have been heard.

calcotti

I don't often do appeals and the last half dozen I have started have all ended up with revised decisions from DWP prior to reaching the tribunal. I know your view that revised decisions are invariably wrong on either the level of award or the length of the award but in these cases the revised decisions have all been deemed 'acceptable' by the claimant.

calcotti

I concur with your stance. However people I deal with often have conditions which may improve as a result of treatment (indeed it is often hoped it will improve) so it is harder to argue an ongoing award, and arguing whether or not it should be three or five years is a harder call.