Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time between claim and a decision on attendance allowance was in each of the last five years.

The data available in relation to this query is the Actual Average Clearance Time (AACT) which is the average time taken between an application being made and the date the customer was notified of the decision on their claim.

The Actual Average Clearance Time (in working days) for Attendance Allowance cases over the previous 5 years, including the Year To Date average up to May 2014 can be found in the enclosed table.