Question follow-through · 41081

First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal: Personal Independence Payment

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the current average time to clear Personal Independence Payments appeals at the (a) First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) and (b) Upper Tribunal.

answeredMinistry of Justice

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Ministry of Justice
Tabled
25 Mar 2025
Target answer date
28 Mar 2025
Answer
28 Mar 2025 · 3 calendar days after tabling

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Recorded timeline

  1. 25 Mar 2025

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what is the current average time to clear Personal Independence Payments appeals at the (a) First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) and (b) Upper Tribunal.

  2. 28 Mar 2025

    Target answer date

    Date supplied by the official written-questions record.

  3. 28 Mar 2025

    Answer published

    Information about appeals to the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support), including the average time to clear Personal Independence Payment appeals is published at: www.gov.uk/government/collections/tribunals-statistics.The information req...

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Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.

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