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Written question asked by Ian Lucas (Labour) on Wednesday, 11 October 2017, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 October 2017. It was answered by Dominic Raab (Conservative) on Wednesday, 18 October 2017 on behalf of the Ministry of Justice.

Personal Independence Payment: Wrexham

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what the average waiting time for personal independence payment tribunals in Wrexham constituency was in each of the last four years.

Answer

The information requested is set out in the table below.

Year1

Wrexham2 - PIP3 Average Clearance Times (weeks) 4

2016-2017

20.1

2015-2016

15.6

2014-2015

12.8

2013-20145

3.4
  1. The table shows information in the financial year April to March.
  2. First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support) appeals for Wrexham constituents are heard in the Wrexham venue.

3 Personal Independence Payment (New Claim Appeals), which replaced Disability Living Allowance, was introduced on 8 April 2013, and includes Personal Independence Claims (Reassessments).

  1. Average Clearance Time - time taken from appeal receipt to outcome. This includes both those cleared at hearing and those cleared without the need for a tribunal hearing.

5There was only one appeal disposed of in Wrexham in 2013/2014, and that was without the need for a tribunal hearing, as such the waiting time is not representative of average waiting times.

Although care is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data available.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
107203
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Appeals Wrexham Personal independence payment
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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