Question follow-through · 13508
Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is for a PIP assessment to be completed; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of these waiting times on applications for the carers allowance.
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A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Work and Pensions
- Tabled
- 11 Nov 2024
- Target answer date
- 13 Nov 2024
- Answer
- 15 Nov 2024 · 4 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
11 Nov 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average length of time is for a PIP assessment to be completed; and what assessment she has made of the potential impact of these waiting times on applications for the carers allowance.
13 Nov 2024
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Nov 2024
Answer published
The median clearance time from a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) registration to a DWP decision is 15 weeks for both new claims under normal rules and reassessments from Disability Living Allowance, as of July 2024. For new claims with Special Rules, ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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