National Problem Map

A live map of what's happening in Britain's consumer life.

Last verified 5 Jun 2026 · Source UK Decision Ledger v310 + ≥30 records per cell threshold

Which UK problems are rising. Which appeals succeed. Which councils are slowest. Which scam letters are spreading this month. The dataset is built by SortedUK users who opt in to share their outcome anonymously after a saved case is resolved. No general AI has this dataset.

SortedUK Decision Ledger · cumulative since launch

The map that can't be copied.

A general AI knows everything ever written about UK benefits, debt and councils — up to its training cut-off. It does not know what's happening right now, in real UK households, with real outcomes. This map is that missing layer. It starts small. It compounds with every shared outcome.

0Outcomes shared by users
Won or partially won
£0Reported as won, refunded or claimed
Honest about where we are. SortedUK launched May 2026. Until SortedUK Ltd is registered + ICO Tier 1 is paid, the Decision Ledger runs entirely from this browser's opted-in records merged with anonymised samples from other devices that ship to a verified backend post-foundations. Per-category counts are only published once a category reaches ≥30 verified outcomes — below that we show "Be the first" or "Early data" rather than a misleading number. This is the proprietary UK dataset we're building, with discipline, in public.
By category

What's happening in each UK consumer-help area.

Every category lists: cumulative cases shared, win rate, average outcome value, and the national baseline from the relevant UK official body (DWP, NHS, FOS, etc.) so users can compare.

Council Tax band challenges

Householders who used /council-tax-band to formally challenge their VOA band. Wins include rebanding + refund of past overpayments.

0Cases shared
Win rate
Avg refund
National baseline: VOA published challenge success ~40% · avg saving £600/yr (Money Saving Expert).

PIP claim & Mandatory Reconsideration

Adults using /pip to claim then through MR or First-tier Tribunal appeal.

0Cases shared
Award rate
Avg weekly
National baseline: DWP MR success ~22% · SSCS tribunal overturn rate ~68% (HMCTS Q4 2024).

Parking Charge Notice appeals

Drivers using /appeal-parking to challenge council PCNs, private parking (POPLA/IAS) or bus lane fines.

0Appeals shared
Cancelled
Avg fine waived
National baseline: Traffic Penalty Tribunal upheld rate ~58% in driver's favour (TPT 2024). POPLA upheld rate ~50%.

Pension Credit applications

Over-66s using /pension-credit to claim. DWP baseline: ~64% awarded, avg £4,200/yr.

0Claims shared
Awarded
Avg annual
National baseline: DWP Pension Credit awarded ~64% · avg award £4,200/yr (DWP National Statistics 2024).

Energy disputes + refunds

Householders challenging incorrect energy bills, demanding credit-balance refunds, or escalating to the Energy Ombudsman.

0Disputes shared
Resolved in favour
Avg refund
National baseline: Energy Ombudsman upheld rate ~60% · avg award £150 (EO Annual Report 2024).

Section 75 & chargeback claims

Cardholders using Consumer Credit Act 1974 Section 75 (credit card) or debit-card chargeback.

0Claims shared
Refunded
Avg refund
National baseline: FOS Section 75 upheld rate ~36% (FOS Annual Review 2023/24).

NHS Continuing Healthcare

Families using /chc for CHC funding application or appealing refusal.

0Cases shared
Eligible
Avg weekly funding
National baseline: NHS England CHC eligibility ~32% of full assessments (NHSE Q4 2024).

Council repairs + disrepair

Tenants using /council-repairs to demand repairs or escalate to the Housing Ombudsman.

0Cases shared
Resolved
Avg compensation
National baseline: Housing Ombudsman upheld rate ~52% (HOS Annual Report 2024).

Why this is the real moat.

A general AI (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini) can read everything on GOV.UK + Citizens Advice + StepChange + every UK case-law database. It can give you a competent explanation of any UK consumer issue. What it can't do is tell you what's actually happening in real UK households right now. It can't tell you that 84% of people who got this specific HMRC letter last quarter resolved it by providing this specific evidence. It can't tell you that your council is responding faster than the national average. It can't compare your appeal's chance of success against the actual win rate of similar appeals in your postcode.

That data has to be built. It can't be scraped or generated. Sorted is building it — in public, with discipline, anonymously, with a published threshold (≥30 records before headlining a category number). After 12 months it's a national reference dataset. After 36 months, councils and journalists cite it. After 60 months, it's the canonical UK consumer-help layer.

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Anonymous by defaultNo row identifies a user. Each is a count + rate + average — never personal.
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Verified where possibleUsers can optionally upload a redacted decision letter (VOA, DWP, FOS) so we mark the row "verified".
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Honest thresholdPer-category headline numbers only ship when ≥30 verified outcomes exist for that category. Below that: "Early data" or "Be the first".

Help build the map.

If you've ever used Sorted to fight a Council Tax band, claim Pension Credit, appeal a parking ticket or push for council repairs — mark the outcome on your saved case in Passport. That single tap turns Sorted into the only UK consumer-help platform with a public, verifiable win rate.