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>
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<\/strong> <\/strong> <\/strong> Month/Year<\/strong><\/p><\/td> <\/strong> Average waiting time in weeks, for the disposal of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA)<\/strong>1<\/strong> appeals from receipt to outcome<\/strong>2<\/strong>, between April 2016 and March 2017 (the latest period for which figures are available) <\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> April 2016<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> May 2016<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> June 2016<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> July 2016<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> August 2016<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> September 2016<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> October 2016<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> November 2016<\/p><\/td> 14<\/p><\/td><\/tr> December 2016<\/p><\/td> 15<\/p><\/td><\/tr> January 2017<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> February 2017<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> March 2017<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> [1] Includes ESA and ESA (Reassessments).<\/p> <\/p> 2 Outcome: all appeals disposed of include those appeals disposed of with and without a Tribunal hearing.<\/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> The data are a subset of official statistics extracted from the case-management system on a different date.<\/p>"}
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