Hi Victoria
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Welcome to Benefits and Work That is an interesting question, one that we cannot answer as it depends on a number of factors such as the area where you live.It usually takes between 2 - 8 weeks for a decision pre-covid, you also have the Christmas post to take into account.
The decision maker will usually follow the decision of the assessment report but you cannot guarantee it as we have heard on the forum a few times where the decision maker has not followed the assessors recommendation.
Enjoy your Christmas and try not to worry about it.
Gary