AQW 29033/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
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.
Asked by Claire Sugden MLA on 1 February 2022
- Answered
- Written
- After due date
- Tabled
- 1 February 2022
- Answer due by
- 16 February 2022
- Answered
- 2 March 202229 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
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