Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 11504

Personal Independence Payment: Appeals

Tabled: 28 October 2024
Answered: 31 October 2024
Named Day

Question

Jayne Kirkham

Labour (Co-op)Truro and Falmouth

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps she is taking to reduce the waiting time for PIP appeal hearings.

Answer

Heidi Alexander
We are working to reduce the outstanding caseload in the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal. Reducing outstanding caseloads is the key measure to bringing down the waiting times for tribunal hearings.HMCTS continues to invest in improvi...

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