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The median clearance time from registration to DWP decision for Personal Independence Payment claims cleared under normal rules from 1st<\/sup> May 2018 \u2013 30th<\/sup> April 2019, the latest 12-month period for which data is available is 100 calendar days, which is approximately 14 weeks. The median clearance time for claims decided in April 2019 was 13 weeks, down by over two thirds since July 2014.<\/p> <\/p> Source: PIP ADS<\/p> <\/p> Notes:<\/strong><\/p> With regard to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), the latest available data on PIP registrations (applications) split by whether the claim was registered under Normal Rules or Special Rules for The Terminally Ill each month from the introduction of PIP in April 2013 to January 2019, the latest available data can be found at https://stat-xplore.dwp.gov.uk/<\/a><\/p> <\/p> The information requested could only be provided at disproportionate cost for Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance, Attendance Allowance and Disability Living Allowance.<\/p> <\/p> However, the available statistics for those terminally ill people who were allocated to the Support Group of Employment and Support Allowance, and terminally ill people on Disability Living Allowance and Attendance Allowance, can be found at:<\/p>