Families of children and young people with cancer are struggling financially for several months while waiting for benefits to help cover extra costs caused by the illness.
According to a charity, families need “immediate” help with additional living costs, which amount to £700 a month on average, and are calling for quicker access to the funds.
One family has said they were left “financially broken” by the extra living costs after their 16-year-old son had to have a leg amputated because of a rare type of cancer.
The government says it is committed to giving people access to benefits in a “timely manner”, but acknowledges that “waits are too high”.
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