Question follow-through · 67924
Social Security Benefits: Appeals
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to take steps to reduce the waiting time for appeal hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support).
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- Answering body
- Ministry of Justice
- Tabled
- 15 Jul 2025
- Target answer date
- 21 Jul 2025
- Answer
- 21 Jul 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 Jul 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, whether her Department plans to take steps to reduce the waiting time for appeal hearings in the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support).
21 Jul 2025
Target answer date
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21 Jul 2025
Answer published
We are working to reduce the outstanding caseload across the Social Entitlement Chamber of the First-tier Tribunal, which includes the Social Security and Child Support jurisdiction. This is key to reducing the waiting time for tribunal hearings.HMCTS con...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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