Written questions

Disability Living Allowance

Commons · Question 9516 · Tabled 16 Oct 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 24 Oct 2024

Question

Asked by Sarah Olney

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many children are waiting for over the 50 working day target for their disability living allowance claim to be processed in the latest period for which data is available.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 24 Oct 2024

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) does not have a target timeframe, but we aim to process Disability Living Allowance (DLA) claims for children within 40 working days, not 50. As published in the DWP Annual Report and Accounts 2023 to 2024, which...