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• If you think your ESA decision is wrong - mandatory reconsideration

  How to challenge a decision about your ESA, what is mandatory reconsideration, what to put in your letter, what to do if you miss the deadline, how to appeal

• If you have a court hearing by phone or video call

  Check how to prepare if a court or tribunal offers you a remote hearing.

• Challenging a DLA decision - appealing against the decision

  If the DWP didn’t change their decision when you asked for mandatory reconsideration, you can appeal to an independent panel, called a ‘first-tier tribunal’.

• Challenging an Attendance Allowance decision - appealing the decision

  How to appeal an Attendance Allowance decision that you think is wrong. Guidance and tips on appealing to a tribunal.

• Challenging a PIP decision - appealing against the decision

  How to apply for a tribunal hearing when you're not happy with the decision about your Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim.

• Applying for Council Tax Reduction

  Check how to apply to the council for Council Tax Reduction. Check if you can backdate the reduction, and how to challenge a decision

• Appealing an ESA decision

  Find out how to appeal an ESA decision. Before you can appeal a decision made by the DWP, you might need to ask for a mandatory reconsideration

• Your right to a fair trial

  Explains how the right to a fair trial is protected by article 6 of the Human Rights Act 1998 and the types of criminal and civil hearings or proceedings that are covered by the article