Written questions

Personal Independence Payment: Telephone Services

Commons · Question 83170 · Tabled 17 Oct 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 24 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Rupert Lowe

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average (a) waiting time for people calling and (b) time spent on hold to the Personal Independence Payment helpline was in the last year.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 24 Oct 2025

The table below shows the Average Time to Answer and the Average Hold Time, in an hours, minutes and seconds (hh:mm:ss) format, for all people calling Personal Independence Payment lines for each of the last twelve complete reporting months. Month / Year...