Written questions

Social Security and Child Support Tribunal

Commons · Question 87967 · Tabled 4 Nov 2025 · Ministry of Justice · Official record

Answered 17 Nov 2025

Question

Asked by Lisa Smart

To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what assessment he has made of the impact of waiting times at the First-tier Tribunal (Social Security and Child Support Chamber) on claimants’ financial wellbeing.

Answer

Answered by Sarah Sackman, 17 Nov 2025

Data on Tribunals performance is published by the Ministry of Justice on a quarterly basis. Receipts, disposals and the outstanding caseload for individual Chambers in the First-tier Tribunal and Upper Tribunal, the Employment Tribunal and the Employment ...