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The information requested is only available from 2000-01 and the costs are not broken down specifically by benefit type.
The following table shows the total number of incapacity benefit appeals cleared at a hearing since 2000-01 and the number found in favour of the appellant. The cost figure for each year represents the average cost of clearing an appeal over the entire appeal caseload and is not broken down specifically by benefit type, or by type of clearance (hearing/non hearing).
Intake1 Cleared at hearing2 Found in favour of the appellant3 Percentage found in favour of the appellant4 Average cost of clearing an appeal (£) 2000-01 48,520 37,520 15,190 40.5 213 2001-02 49,770 35,440 14,890 42.0 222 2002-03 61,150 43,030 19,630 45.6 235 2003-04 62,970 47,490 22,250 46.9 243 2004-05 62,610 44,540 21,150 47.5 253 2005-06 63,650 50,270 23,680 47.1 262 2006-07 66,694 52,264 25,900 49.6 261 1 The number of appeals accepted by the Tribunals Service 2 All decisions that went to hearing that were cleared. 3All hearing decisions cleared in favour of appellant. 4The percentage of all hearing decisions cleared in favour of appellant. Source: The Tribunal Service, from GAPS and G2 Reports