AQW 39024/11-15

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 19/11/2014
Answered On Date: 01/12/2014
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Social Development how his Department are addressing the delay between a claim for Personal Independence Payment and the receipt of money, which is resulting in an average waiting time of six months for people with a disability.

Answer:

Personal Independence Payment has not been introduced in Northern Ireland. It is part of the Welfare Reform Bill which has not completed its passage through the Northern Ireland Assembly.