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<p /> <p /> <p>Limited data has started to feed through to the Department from Atos
Healthcare about the average waiting times for applicants for Personal Independence
Payment (PIP) to be seen for a face to face consultation although this is not provided
for the specific geographical area of Kilmarnock and Loudoun. When the data is fully
collated and meets the quality standards set by the UK Statistics Authority, the Department
intends to publish official statistics later in the year.</p><p> </p><p>The most recent
data about national average waiting times for Work Capability Assessments (for both
Employment and Support Allowance and Incapacity Benefit Reassessment), for the period
from February 2013 to date is 76 working days.</p>
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