Hundreds of thousands of people are having to wait for vital support because of delays to PIP applications, with the waiting list for disability assessments growing by 41 per cent in a year.
There are now 312,470 people on the waiting list for a Department of Work and Pensions assessment, compared to 220,840 a year ago, and some people waiting almost a whole year for an assessment.
According to figures obtained by Chris Stephens MP, 91,630 more disabled people across the UK are waiting for a benefit assessment, compared to a year ago.
