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Benefit claimants wait nearly nine months for decisions amid ‘accelerating’ backlog

The Independent UK News · 14 September 2026 at 18:44

Benefit claimants wait nearly nine months for decisions amid ‘accelerating’ backlog

The caseload in the Social Security and Child Support tribunal rose by 60 per cent in the year to June 2026

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Benefit claimants wait nearly nine months for decisions amid ‘accelerating’ backlog

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