Carer's Allowance: Standards
(asked on 26th May 2022) - View Source
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many Carers Allowance applications are awaiting a decision as of 26 May 2022; and what the average waiting time is for someone who has applied for Carers Allowance to receive a decision about their claim in the latest period for which that information is available.
This question was answered on 6th June 2022
As of 23 May 2022 (latest data available) there were 39,071 Carer’s Allowance claims awaiting a decision.
The current average clearance time for a Carer’s Allowance claim decision to be made is 37 working days.