Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what steps his Department is taking to reduce the time taken to process child Disability Living Allowance claims.

The Department has taken steps to recruit further resources and to also re-deploy from within the business to meet demand and reduce journey times. This began in October 2023 and continues throughout Quarter 4 2023/24. This is beginning to positively impact waiting and journey times.