§ Mr. BreedTo ask the Secretary of State for Social Security what change there has been in processing times for Disability Living Allowance claims in the past year. [108746]
§ Mr. BayleyThe administration of the Disability Living Allowance is a matter for Mr. Peter Mathison, the Chief Executive of the Benefits Agency. He will write to the hon. Member.
Letter from Peter Mathison to Mr. Colin Breed, dated 16 February 2000:
The Secretary of State has asked me to reply to your recent Parliamentary Question. You asked what change there has been in processing times for Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claims in the past year.For your information the average processing time for the past year (1999) has been 40 days as against the average for 1998 of 35 days.I hope that this is helpful.