In plain English
It is what comes from something that happens or is done. It names the end result or the effect produced, not the action, process, or event itself.
In context
Here, "outcome" refers to the result produced by the decision process.
- Situation
- Navigating benefits and public-service applications, evidence requests, and decision status
- What it communicates
- labels the result shown on the decision page.
Meaning limits
The term by itself does not say whether that result is positive, negative, final, or how it was reached.
Examples
“The cracked vase was the outcome of a careless step in the hallway.”
“By noon, the chair had announced the outcome of the vote.”