Personal Independence Payment: Bristol East

(asked on 3rd March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time is to process a Personal Independence Payment appeal in Bristol East constituency.


Answered by
Stephen Timms Portrait
Stephen Timms
Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
This question was answered on 17th March 2026

The average time to process a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal for all PIP appeals registered in the Bristol East constituency since PIP was introduced can be found below.

Mean appeal processing time (weeks)

Median appeal processing time (weeks)

25

21

Source: PIP Administrative Data

Notes:

  • The appeal processing time is calculated as the time between the date of appeal registration and date of appeal clearance.
  • Times have been rounded to the nearest week.
  • Figures include appeals related to initial decisions (including new claims and DLA reassessments), award reviews and changes of circumstance.
  • Figures include time taken by His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunals Service (HMCTS) to clear the case.
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