A question on #PersonalIndependencePayment tabled by Rachel Gilmour on 19-05-2025 has been answered by Sir Stephen Timms.

Heading: Personal Independence Payment
Question ID: 1804168
UIN: 53371
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-05-19
Asking Member ID: 5252
Asking Member display name: Rachel Gilmour
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Rachel Gilmour
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Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if she will make an estimate of the (a) length in number of applicants and (b) duration of time of the backlog in Personal Independence Payment awards.
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Date answered: 2025-05-27
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Answering Member ID: 163
Answering Member display name: Sir Stephen Timms
Answering Member handle: stephenctimms
Answering Member Twitter reference: @stephenctimms
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Answer text: As at the end of January 2025, a total of 265,000 New Claims were in progress. This figure has been rounded to the nearest 1,000.For the average clearance times in median weeks for New Claims under Normal Rules, please see the Personal Independence Paymen...
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Answering body ID: 29
Answering body name: Department for Work and Pensions
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