Asked by: Graham Allen (Labour - Nottingham North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps he is taking to speed up the processing of benefit claims; what effect such measures are having on processing times in (a) the UK on (b) the smallest area that can be distinguished which includes Nottingham North constituency.
Answered by Priti Patel - Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
We are committed to ensuring benefits are processed as quickly as possible.
Over the last three years we have seen a marked improvement. The improvement in the experience of our customers was shared in the recently published Annual Report and Accounts, 2014-15 here:
https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/dwp-annual-report-and-accounts-2014-to-2015
We are unable to provide data specifically for Nottingham North constituency.
Asked by: Graham Allen (Labour - Nottingham North)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many and what proportion of jobseeker's allowance claims took (a) 10 days or fewer, (b) between 11 and 16 days inclusive and (c) over 16 days to process in (i) Nottingham North constituency, (ii) Nottingham local authority area and (iii) Great Britain in each financial year since 2010.
Answered by Priti Patel - Shadow Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs
The information requested is not available.