# UNIVERSAL CREDIT APPEAL LETTER
Date: 20 January 2031
Parties: Maya Khan and the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
## 1. Purpose and parties
Maya Khan appeals the Department for Work and Pensions decision dated 11 December 2030, confirmed by a mandatory reconsideration notice dated 8 January 2031, which found her fit for work and removed her limited-capability element from Universal Credit.
## 2. Facts, scope and terms
Maya has inflammatory arthritis, fluctuating pain and medication side effects. The work capability assessment recorded that she could stand for 30 minutes continuously, although she explained that repetition causes swelling and she needs to change position unpredictably. Her GP and occupational therapist describe the functional impact.
## 3. Process and responsibilities
The appeal asks the First-tier Tribunal (Social Entitlement Chamber) to consider the descriptors and substantial risk provisions on the evidence as at the decision date. Maya is not asking the Tribunal to substitute a diagnosis; she explains why reliably initiating, completing and repeating work-related activity is not possible without substantial risk to health.
## 4. Evidence, records and safeguards
She encloses the decision, mandatory reconsideration notice, assessment report, prescription history, GP letter, occupational-therapy report and a symptom diary. She will complete the tribunal form, give consent for relevant evidence and notify the tribunal of address or health changes, while keeping copies of everything sent.
## 5. Review, escalation and outcome
Maya requests an oral hearing with reasonable adjustments, including breaks and permission for her support worker to attend. The appeal follows mandatory reconsideration; it does not require Maya to make another reconsideration request, and any tribunal deadline must be checked against the notice.
## 6. Reservations and practical protections
She continues to comply with any lawful claimant commitment pending the appeal but asks the work coach to record her limitations accurately. Welfare rights advice may assist with the merits; this worked example does not promise a particular award or backdating.
## 7. England and Wales law and completion
The appeal is addressed to the tribunal service on 20 January 2031 under England and Wales social-security procedure. Maya signs the statement of truth and sends the DWP copy by the prescribed channel.