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<p>The average waiting time for disposal of ESA has reduced significantly over the
last four years from 21 weeks in 2013/14 to 14 in 2015/16. The information requested
is set out below.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><strong> </strong> <strong>
</strong> <strong> </strong> <strong>Month/Year</strong></p></td><td><p><strong> </strong>
<strong>Average waiting time in weeks, for the disposal of Employment and Support
Allowance (ESA)</strong><strong>1</strong><strong> appeals from receipt to outcome</strong><strong>2</strong><strong>,
between April 2016 and March 2017 (the latest period for which figures are available)
</strong></p></td></tr><tr><td><p>April 2016</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>May
2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>June 2016</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>July
2016</p></td><td><p>13</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>August 2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>September
2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>October 2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>November
2016</p></td><td><p>14</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>December 2016</p></td><td><p>15</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>January
2017</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>February 2017</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>March
2017</p></td><td><p>16</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p> </p><p>[1] Includes ESA and
ESA (Reassessments).</p><p> </p><p>2 Outcome: all appeals disposed of include those
appeals disposed of with and without a Tribunal hearing.</p><p> </p><p>Although care
is taken when processing and analysing the data, the details are subject to inaccuracies
inherent in any large-scale case management system and are the best data that is available.</p><p>
</p><p>The data are a subset of official statistics extracted from the case-management
system on a different date.</p>
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