The Government has given statistics about waiting times from registering a claim to getting a medical and then a decision. These had become very long around 2021 with Covid.
'As of July 2024, clearance times for normal rules new claims are 15 weeks “end to end” (from registration to a decision being made) and 10 weeks from the assessment provider (AP) referral to the DWP decision on entitlement.'
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