How do we count the processing times when awarding an extended payment and the in-work HB/CTB?
A. The count for the processing time for the award of the extended payment would begin when the ETD/CIS prompt is first retrievable and end when the decision is made on the award. If the customer does move onto in-work HB/CTB the count for the processing time for this change would begin on the receipt of the ETD/CIS prompt and would end when the decision is made to award in-work HB/CTB. If the customer does not respond to the request for evidence/information or is not entitled to in-work HB/CTB and the claim is terminated, the processing time would begin on receipt of the ETD/CIS prompt and end when the decision is made to terminate the claim.