New UK disability claims double in past year, with fastest rise among teens – IFS

Rising applications for disability payments from the Department for Work and Pensions has led to a backlog of about 250,000. Photograph: Kirsty O’Connor/PA

Worsening health in Britain has led the number of new disability benefit claims to double in the past year, according to a report.

The Institute for Fiscal Studies said claims for the personal independence payment (Pip) benefit had doubled to 30,000 a month between the summer of 2021 and July this year, with no sign of slowing.