These elapsed-time figures include both completed paid reports and open cases. The median is our primary measure because averages can be pulled upwards by a few unusually long waits.
70
Median elapsed days
73
Average elapsed days
61–82
25th–75th percentile
4
Sample size
Minimum 61 days and maximum 92 days. Very small samples may describe a single contributor and should not be treated as anonymised or representative.
Time to approval
No published report has recorded an approval date yet. Contributors can add one later using their private report token.
Monthly elapsed-time trend
Elapsed-time distribution
Median elapsed wait by repayment-value band
What these figures cannot tell you
Reports are self-submitted and not independently verified.
This sample may not represent all VAT repayments.
An open claim’s elapsed time increases each day.
The tool cannot predict when an individual repayment will arrive.