Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 53371

Personal Independence Payment

Tabled: 19 May 2025

Answered: 27 May 2025

Question

Rachel Gilmour

Liberal Democrat — Tiverton and Minehead

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the (a) length in number of applicants and (b) duration of time of the backlog in Personal Independence Payment awards.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms

As at the end of January 2025, a total of 265,000 New Claims were in progress. This figure has been rounded to the nearest 1,000.For the average clearance times in median weeks for New Claims under Normal Rules, please see the Personal Independence Paymen...

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