Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 90475

Social Security Benefits: Disability

Tabled: 12 November 2025
Answered: 19 November 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

Liberal DemocratNewton Abbot

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken by her Department to make decisions relating to disability benefits.

Answer

Sir Stephen Timms
To reduce decision times for disability benefits, we have deployed additional staff and we continue to prioritise urgent cases while monitoring demand and addressing backlogs where necessary. These actions have led to faster processing of new claims, with...

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