Alan Brown – 2016 Parliamentary Question to the Department for Work and Pensions
The below Parliamentary question was asked by Alan Brown on 2016-04-29.
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what the target time is for processing applications made to the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit Fund; and what performance was against that target in (a) 2013-14, (b) 2014-15 and (c) 2015-16.
Justin Tomlinson
Please see the table below showing the target time for processing applications for the Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit (IIDB) and the Average Actual Clearance Time (AACT) against that target.
|
Industrial Injuries Disablement Benefit – Claims |
2013-14 |
2014-15 |
2015-16 |
|
IIDB – target |
55.0 |
53.0 |
50.0 |
|
IIDB – performance (AACT) |
53.7 |
52.4 |
39.0 |
Notes
The data has been measured using the AACT this measures the average number of Working Days (excludes weekends and English Bank Holidays) between an application being made and the date the customer was notified of the decision on their claim.
The data refers to the period from 1st April to 31st March each year.
Source
Department for Work and Pensions – IIDB Claims Tracker – Management Information Statistics. This is a Departmental performance management, data capture and reporting tool. This type of internal management information 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.
