Benefits and support The benefits service: our data

Previous years - processing times for new claims

This is normally the average number of days between the date we receive a claim in our office and the date we make a decision on the claim.

Response times for 2023/24

Target for 2023/24 April to June 2023 July to September 2023 October to December 2023 January to March 2024 Annual Result  2023/24
less than 20 days 20.6 days 18.4 days 22.2 days 20.1 days 19.5

Response times for 2022/23

Target for 2022/23 April to June 2022 July to September 2022 October to December 2022 January to March 2023 Annual Result  2022/23
20 days 20.1 days 20.4 days 20.6 days 19.8 days 20.3 days

Response times for 2021/22

Target for 2021/22 April to June 2021 July to September 2021 October to December 2021 January to March 2022 Annual Result  2021/22
20 days 18.7 days 18.2 days 15.9 days 18.9 days 17.8 days

Response times for 2020/21

Target for 2020/21 April to June 2020 July to September 2020 October to December 2020 January to March 2021 Annual Result  2020/21
25 days 17.5 days 22.4 days 19.2 days 19.2 days 19.2 days

Response times for 2019/20

Target for 2019/20 April to June 2019 July to September 2019 October to December 2019 January to March 2020 Annual Result 
20 days 27.6 days 25.1 days 25.2 days 24.2 days 25.3 days