The service is currently being applied on a 'small scale'
The Department of Work and Pensions has shared its eligibility criteria for a new 'online apply service' for Personal Independence Payment .reports. Up to 60 new claimants can call the PIP phone line each day to start their applications.
Mr Pursglove explained:"We are currently operating a small-scale test of the new online apply services for PIP as a limited service, initially offering it to a small number of claimants who call the phone line to begin their claim for PIP. At the end of January 2023, the number of people claiming PIP had risen to more than 3.25million, including 319,336 living in Scotland, recent figures from the DWP show. However, 23,660 Scots who now receive the Adult Disability Payment are not included in that figure.
It now takes an average of 79 working days, around 16 weeks, to process ADP applications. During a debate in Parliament earlier this month, Mr Pursglove announced that the PIP processing time has come down from 16 weeks to 14 weeks, on average, when they have been as high as 26 weeks .
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