Social Security Benefits: Disability
Commons · Question 90475 · Tabled 12 Nov 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 19 Nov 2025
Question
Asked by Martin Wrigley
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps she is taking to reduce the time taken by her Department to make decisions relating to disability benefits.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 19 Nov 2025
To reduce decision times for disability benefits, we have deployed additional staff and we continue to prioritise urgent cases while monitoring demand and addressing backlogs where necessary. These actions have led to faster processing of new claims, with...