To ask Her Majesty's Government what was the average clearance time for Attendance Allowance claims, based on the most recent data available, in each of the last five years for (1) all claims, and (2) special rules claims made for terminal illnesses with a DS1500 form.
Answered on
13 February 2020
The average clearance times for Attendance Allowance can be found in the following table:
All Claims | Special Rules | ||
2014/15 | 16.9 days | 8.0 days | |
2015/16 | 9.7 days | 5.4 days | |
2016/17 | 17.6 days | 6.8 days | |
2017/18 | 19.4 days | 5.3 days | |
2018/19 | 20.5 days | 6.0 days | |
2019/20 YTD | 29.6 days | 8.9 days |
Answered by
Department for Work and Pensions