Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken is to process new claims for jobseeker's allowance across the UK in the last 12 months.
Answered by Damian Hinds - Minister of State (Education)
The average processing time for Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) claim decision to be made is 7.8 working days. This data is based on the last 12 months from October 16 – September 17.
The data provided relates to claims processed in England, Scotland and Wales.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken is to process new claims for jobseeker's allowance in Northern Ireland in the last 12 months.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The Department for Work and Pensions has responsibility for Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) and Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) claims in England, Scotland and Wales only. The Department for Communities in Northern Ireland has responsibility for ESA and JSA claims in Northern Ireland, and as this is a devolved matter we do not hold this information.
Asked by: Emma Little Pengelly (Democratic Unionist Party - Belfast South)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the average time taken is to process new claims for employment and support allowance across the UK in the last 12 months.
Answered by Penny Mordaunt - Lord President of the Council and Leader of the House of Commons
The average processing time for an Employment and Support Allowance (ESA) claim decision to be made is 8.1 working days. This data is based on the last 12 months from October 16 – September 17.
The data provided relates to claims processed in England, Scotland and Wales.
This is internal management information which does not form part of the official statistics outputs that are released by the Department in accordance with the UK Statistics Authority’s Code of Practice