AQW 45274/22-27 Written question to the Minister for Communities
To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the average time taken for a Personal Independence Payment applicant to receive an initial decision, in each of the last three years.
Asked by Sian Mulholland MLA on 30 April 2026
- Answered
- Written
- Tabled
- 30 April 2026
- Answer due by
- 18 May 2026
- Answered
- 18 May 202618 days after tabling
- Department
- Department for Communities
- Priority question
- No
Answer
The average time taken to process an application to Personal Independence Payment (PIP) in each of the last three years is shown in the table below:
| Year of clearance | PIP claims cleared | Average working days to clear PIP claims (registration to clearance) |
| Dec-22 to Nov-23 | 37,700 | 92 |
| Dec-23 to Nov-24 | 39,830 | 63 |
| Dec-24 to Nov-25 | 33,490 | 86 |