AQW 13401/17-22 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the average waiting times for applicants between making an application for Personal Independent Payment and the first award being paid, in each of the last 24 months.
Asked by Kellie Armstrong MLA on 26 January 2021
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 26 January 2021
- Answer due by
- 10 February 2021
- Answered
- 9 February 202114 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The information requested is set out in the table below and is calculated from the most recent statistics, published on 25 November 2020.
The average time taken to process a PIP claim from the point of registration through to payment being made includes the time taken for a claimant to return their Part 2 'How your disability affects you' form, which they are given up to 6 weeks to complete, or longer if additional time is requested by the claimant or their representative.
Average (Median) Monthly Registration to Payment times for PIP
September 2018 to August 2020
| Month | Average (median) time taken from Claim Registration to Payment (Weeks) |
| September 2018 | 15 |
| October 2018 | 14 |
| November 2018 | 14 |
| December 2018 | 14 |
| January 2019 | 15 |
| February 2019 | 16 |
| March 2019 | 17 |
| April 2019 | 16 |
| May 2019 | 19 |
| June 2019 | 19 |
| July 2019 | 19 |
| August 2019 | 18 |
| September 2019 | 15 |
| October 2019 | 14 |
| November 2019 | 13 |
| December 2019 | 12 |
| January 2020 | 13 |
| February 2020 | 14 |
| March 2020 | 14 |
| April 2020 | 15 |
| May 2020 | 17 |
| June 2020 | 19 |
| July 2020 | 19 |
| August 2020 | 14 |