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Personal Independence Payment: South Holland and the Deepings

Asked by Sir John HayesConservativeDepartment for Work and PensionsTabled Answered 15 July 2025UIN 65204

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is to process a Personal Independence Payment appeal in South Holland and the Deepings constituency.

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms

The average time to process a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal for all PIP appeals in the South Holland and The Deepings constituency, since PIP was introduced, can be found in table 1 below.

Table 1: The mean and median time to process an appeal from time of registration to the time of appeal clearance in weeks

Mean appeal processing time (weeks)

Median appeal processing time (weeks)

23

19

Source: PIP Administrative data

Notes:

  • The appeal processing time is calculated as the time between the date of appeal registration and date of appeal clearance.
  • Figures include appeals related to initial decisions (including new claims and DLA reassessments), award reviews and changes of circumstance.
  • Figures include time taken by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to clear the case.
  • Cases are counted if the claimant is resident in the constituency at the point of registering their claim.

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