Question follow-through · 2867
Disability Living Allowance and Personal Independence Payment
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what backlog remains outstanding for DLA and PIP applications, and what measures are being taken to speed up processing times for DLA and PIP applications.
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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
- 19 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 21 May 2026
- Answer
- 1 Jun 2026 · 13 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
19 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what backlog remains outstanding for DLA and PIP applications, and what measures are being taken to speed up processing times for DLA and PIP applications.
21 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
1 Jun 2026
Answer published
We are committed to ensuring people can access financial support through Disability Living Allowance for children (DLAc) and Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in a timely manner. Reducing customer journey times for our claimants is a priority for the De...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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