Over 1,000 Disabled Claimants Died Awaiting Benefits as UK Faces Welfare Crisis
In 2023-24, over a thousand disabled and ill claimants died before receiving PIP benefits, amid systemic delays and proposed welfare cuts. With average PIP processing stretching nearly four months, the welfare system struggles with understaffing and poor service. Proposed £5bn cuts threaten to amplify delays, drawing criticism from MPs, unions, and advocates. With high appeal success rates, systemic underpayment issues are starkly revealed.
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