Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 37329

Personal Independence Payment: Telephone Services

Tabled: 11 March 2025
Answered: 19 March 2025

Question

Nadia Whittome

LabourNottingham East

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps her Department is taking to improve waiting times for the Personal Independence Payment helpline.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
Telephony is our customers’ primary channel to contact us. We continually assess the number of calls we are receiving and the associated waiting times, deploying resources accordingly to support service levels wherever this is possible. However, due to re...

This is an extract from the Parliament API. Search the full answer on Parliament.uk (UIN 37329) →