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Personal Independence Payment: Medical Examinations

Commons · Question 5927 · Tabled 2 Jun 2026 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record

Answered 26 Jun 2026

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average waiting time is for an assessment for Personal Independence Payment.

Answer

Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 26 Jun 2026

Information on the average time a claim spends with the assessment provider is publicly available in the Department’s Personal Independence Payment statistics release (https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/personal-independence-payment-statistics-to-ja...