Some 130 people died of a terminal illness before Centrelink granted disability support pension

Advocates say delays have a huge impact on the lives of terminally ill people in the last months of their lives

Some 130 people diagnosed with a terminal illness died before Centrelink granted them access to the disability support pension last year, new data reveals.

The figures were provided to the Senate in response to questions from the Greens senator Rachel Siewert, who described them as unacceptable".