�long delays can put people under incredible stress at an already difficult time and could also mean that someone�s health could take a turn for the worse. .
the youngest claimant was aged 20, and the eldest aged 89, while the average policy duration at claim stage was 10 years. .
�we have waited a long time and we cannot possibly wait any longer,� karmenu vella, european commissioner for environment, told the guardian. . .