Benefit claimants face an agonising 10-year wait for a potential uplift due to a staggering backlog in reviews, it has been revealed. Tens of thousands of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants are stuck in limbo, potentially receiving a lower amount than they are entitled to.

The staggering delay from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has left an estimated 74,000 claimants in the lurch, with a total of 392,000 outstanding PIP reviews in England and Wales, according to