Carer's Allowance
(asked on 13th June 2023) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, if he will make an estimate of the average time taken to process Carers Allowance claims made since May 2020.
This question was answered on 19th June 2023
The Average Actual Clearance Time (AACT) to process a claim for Carer’s Allowance, for each of the tax years from April 2021 to May 2023, is shown in the table below:
Tax Year | AACT |
21/22 | 38.9 days |
22/23 | 23.1 days |
23/24 * | 15.2 days |
* April & May 2023 data only
Source: Carer’s Allowance Computer System