AQW 45274/22-27

Ms Sian Mulholland
Alliance Party
North Antrim

Tabled Date: 30/04/2026
Answered On Date: 18/05/2026
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the average time taken for a Personal Independence Payment applicant to receive an initial decision, in each of the last three years.

Answer:

The average time taken to process an application to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in each of the last three years is shown in the table below:

Year of clearance	PIP claims cleared	Average working days to clear PIP claims (registration to clearance)
Dec-22 to Nov-23	37,700	92
Dec-23 to Nov-24	39,830	63
Dec-24 to Nov-25	33,490	86