Labour promises extra help and says rise is due to years of underinvestment in health and social care
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.
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