Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 114415
Employment Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment
Tabled: 20 February 2026
Answered: 2 March 2026
Question
Cat Eccles
Labour — Stourbridge
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average processing time for Employment Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payments.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsInformation on average processing time for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) can be found on Stat-Xplore (https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/). The requested data can be found in the ‘Clearance Times for Initial Claims’ dataset. Stat-Xplore will automati...
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