Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 23138
Social Security Benefits
Tabled: 23 April 2024
Answered: 1 May 2024
Question
Dame Angela Eagle
Labour — Wallasey
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to increase the number of claims processed within planned processing timescales.
Answer
The Department has seen a sustained increase in applications and demand for DWP services as a result of the pandemic and subsequent cost of living pressures, as well as ongoing publicity campaigns such as Help for Households and Pension Credit take-up. Wh...
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