Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 115706

Social Security Benefits: Appeals

Tabled: 24 February 2026
Answered: 5 March 2026

Question

Mr Will Forster

Liberal DemocratWoking

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average wait is for a tribunal date to be set to appeal decisions made by the Department for Work and Pensions.

Answer

Sarah Sackman
The information requested is not held centrally. Waiting times are calculated from receipt of the appeal to the final disposal decision. The final outcome of any appeal is not necessarily achieved at its first listed hearing so we are unable to extract da...

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