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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Samuel Lovett

Thousands of long Covid patients feared to be missing out on disability benefits

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Thousands of people unable to work because of the effects of long Covid are feared to be missing out on financial support, with patients struggling to access and apply for the government’s disability benefits scheme.

More than 300,000 people in the UK have been left with debilitating, persistent symptoms after catching the virus – but figures show only a tiny fraction of these have successfully claimed benefits.

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