Appeals Council Requests for Review
FY 2016 (For Reporting Purposes: 09/26/2015 through 09/30/2016)

This report includes data from the extra 53rd week in Fiscal Year 2016 (covering the period from 9/24/2016 – 9/30/2016), which is an anomaly that occurs every five or six years. If you wish to go to the report for FY 2016 ending 9/23/2016, click here.

This quarterly report shows the number of receipts, dispositions and pending requests for review during the defined period. The data shown is by month with quarterly and fiscal year (FY) summaries through the most recently completed quarter.

Appeals Council Requests for Review (RRs) are appeals of Administrative Law Judge (ALJ) decisions or dismissals by claimants for Social Security or Supplemental Security Income benefits. The Appeals Council (AC) in the Office of Disability Adjudication and Review (ODAR) performs these reviews.

Receipts are RRs received by the AC during the period given. Dispositions are RRs completed by the AC and include denials, remands back to the ALJ for further action, new decisions or dismissals. Pending requests for review are awaiting final action by the AC.

Time Period Receipts Dispositions Pending
Oct 2015
10,944
11,852
148,239
Nov 2015
9,673
10,193
147,719
Dec 2015
11,716
10,802
148,633
End 1st Quarter
32,333
32,847
148,633
Jan 2016
11,234
11,563
148,304
Feb 2016
11,151
12,001
147,454
Mar 2016
10,432
13,148
144,738
End 2nd Quarter
32,817
36,712
144,738
Apr 2016
13,677
16,510
141,905
May 2016
11,069
13,053
139,921
Jun 2016
8,945
12,638
136,228
End 3rd Quarter
33,691
42,201
136,228
Jul 2016
14,597
14,888
135,937
Aug 2016
10,368
13,394
132,911
Sep 2016
13,181
18,958
127,134
End 4th Quarter
38,146
47,240
127,134
 
Total FY 2016
136,987
159,000
127,134

Disclaimer

These data are being made publicly available for research purposes. Any findings and conclusions derived from analyses of these data are attributable to the researcher(s) and do not reflect those of the Social Security Administration.