Question follow-through · 4860
Personal Independence Payment: Tribunals
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Personal Independent Payment Tribunal response bundles.
About this written question
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
- 29 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 2 Jun 2026
- Answer
- 15 Jun 2026 · 17 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
29 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for Personal Independent Payment Tribunal response bundles.
2 Jun 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
15 Jun 2026
Answer published
We are increasing resources available for writing appeal responses by redeploying staff and making overtime available. We are also looking to make appeal writing more efficient by improving the programme that decision makers use. The improved tool will in...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
Possible follow-up questions
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Independent Case Examiner: Standards
10 Jun 2026 · To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce waiting times for complaints reviewed by the Independent Case Examiner.