Oral Question·Department for Work and Pensions
“What assessment he has made of the adequacy of the proportion of Disability Living Allowance for children applications that have been approved by his Department within its target timeframes in the last two years.”
Tabled: 21 April 2026Answered: 27 April 2026
Asked by
Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat — Richmond Park
Answering Minister
the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions
Answer from Hansard
The Minister for Social Security and Disability (Sir Stephen Timms)
In the six months up to March last year, we appointed an additional 111 case managers to help deal with increased demand for child DLA. The current target is to clear 90% of new child DLA claims in 45 days. Performance has steadily improved, and I am pleased to say that in March we did hit that target.