Young people with cancer in England face seven-month wait for disability benefits

Charity calls for help to be speeded up as research shows families incur on average 700 a month in extra expenses

Young people with cancer in England are waiting an average of seven months before receiving disability benefits to support their treatment, research shows, prompting calls for people with a diagnosis to qualify for help immediately.

Research by the charity Young Lives shows the families of children with cancer on average face almost 700 each month in additional expenses during their treatment.