Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 21216

Personal Independence Payment

Tabled: 18 December 2024
Answered: 6 January 2025

Question

Catherine Fookes

LabourMonmouthshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessments her Department has made of the adequacy of Personal Independence Payment tribunal wait times; and what steps she is taking to reduce them.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
We are working to reduce the outstanding caseload in the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. Reducing the outstanding caseload is the key measure to bringing down the waiting times for tribunal hearings.HM Courts & Tribunals Service...

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