Question reference: S6W-17855
- Asked by: Richard Leonard, MSP for Central Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 May 2023
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Current status: Answered by Shirley-Anne Somerville on 23 May 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what the (a) longest, (b) average and (c) median time taken was between a successful application for Adult Disability Payment being received and the first payment being made, in each month since January 2023.
Answer
Official statistics covering processing times for Adult Disability Payment are published as a part of the regularly scheduled quarterly publication. The latest Adult Disability Payment statistical publication was published on 14 March 2023, covering up to end January 2023. Information on the median average processing time by month is included in table 9.
The next publication will be published on 13 June 2023, and will cover up to end April 2023.
Processing time is the number of working days from part 2 of the application being received to a decision being made or the application being withdrawn.
Our systems and processes record the time taken to a decision, rather than only approvals, and as such we are unable to provide the longest time taken between a successful application for Adult Disability Payment being received and the first payment being made.