Oral Question·Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
“If he will make a statement on his departmental responsibilities.”
Tabled: 10 November 2020Answered: 16 November 2020
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government
Answer from Hansard
The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (Andrew Western)
The CMS publishes several metrics regarding how quickly it responds to parents. In the quarter ending September 2025, on average, 96% of applications were cleared within 12 weeks and 83% of changes of circumstances were cleared within 28 days. Those are targets for the CMS set by the Department.