AQW 29033/17-22

Ms Claire Sugden
Independent
East Londonderry

Tabled Date: 01/02/2022
Answered On Date: 02/03/2022
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the current waiting times for the processing of, and decision on, a Personal Independence Payment (i) initial application; (ii) mandatory reconsideration; and (iii) appeal.

Answer:

The most recent Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistics published, which cover the period from June 2016 up to the end of August 2021, provide clearance times for PIP initial claims and can be found at;

https://www.communities-ni.gov.uk/publications/personal-independence-payment-statistics-august-2021