Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, pursuant to the Answer of 16 October 2018 to Question 176686 on Independent Case Examiner, how much additional funding the Independent Case Examiner received in 2017-18 to reduce the waiting time for a decision.

The Independent Case Examiner’s Office received no additional funding in the 2017-18 reporting year however, the Office has received funding for additional staff in the current reporting year.