Mr Patsy McGlone (Mid Ulster): To ask the Minister for Communities to detail the (i) mean; and (ii) median, time to process a Personal Independence Payment appeal.
Minister for Communities: Figures detailing the (i) mean; and (ii) median, time to process a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) appeal have been collated for all PIP Appeals Disposed in the Financial Year 2025/26.
| Financial Year | No. of PIP Appeals Disposed (Closed) | (i) Mean Timeto Process a PIP Appeal*(weeks) | (ii) Median Timeto Process a PIP Appeal*(weeks) |
| 2025/26 | 2260 | 49.13 | 45.00 |
| Notes: | |||
| * Figures based on Date Appeal Lodged in The Appeals Service to Date Disposed (Appeal Closed) and includes all PIP Appeals received prior to 2025/26 that were eventually disposed of in 2025/26. | |||
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