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More seven-year-olds are on disability benefits than 50-year-olds as welfare bill hits £333bn a year

Children's disability living allowance claims have more than doubled since the Covid pandemic, with close to one in ten six-year-olds now classified as disabled under the benefits system.
Children's disability living allowance claims have more than doubled since the Covid pandemic, with close to one in ten six-year-olds now classified as disabled under the benefits system.

Official figures show 69,799 seven-year-olds are claiming disability living allowance, outnumbering the 66,670 fifty-year-olds receiving the same benefit. The welfare bill has already reached £333billion a year and is projected to climb still higher. Shadow Works and Pensions Secretary Helen Whately warned Labour is creating a "pipeline to a lifetime on benefits" for children told they deserve welfare compensation.

DLA claims among children have MORE THAN DOUBLED since the Covid pandemic, driven by a surge in learning difficulties and ADHD diagnoses.

Close to one in ten six-year-olds now fall into the disabled category under the benefits system, and if the trend continues that share could reach one in four by age 16.

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