Employment Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payment
Commons · Question 114415 · Tabled 20 Feb 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 2 Mar 2026
Question
Asked by Cat Eccles
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what is the average processing time for Employment Support Allowance and Personal Independence Payments.
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 2 Mar 2026
Information on average processing time for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) can be found on Stat-Xplore (https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/). The requested data can be found in the ‘Clearance Times for Initial Claims’ dataset. Stat-Xplore will automati...