As of the end of April, there were 3.7 million claims with entitlement to PIP, with 39 per cent claiming for disorders including mixed anxiety, depression, autism, mood disorders, hyperkinetic disorder and anxiety disorders.
While autism and hyperkinetic disorders, such as ADD or ADHD, are not considered mental health issues, but rather conditions related to brain development, The Daily Telegraph’s analysis originally appeared to group the conditions with mental health claimants.
The figures come after the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) earlier this year found one in 10 of the country’s 38 million working-age people is in receipt of some kind of health benefit.
The IFS said the figure has soared since 2019, the year before the pandemic hit, when the figure was 3.2 million.
Rachel Reeves has all but confirmed she will raise taxes this autumn after the Government’s embarrassing climbdown on benefits reforms (Photo: House of Commons)But to placate rebel MPs, Chancellor Rachel Reeves was forced into a £3bn U-turn on the Government’s welfare bill.
Following the climbdown Reeves refused to rule out tax rises in the autumn budget, as she admitted the fallout of the welfare bill had been “damaging”.
The fallout threatens to cause lasting damage to morale in Labour ranks, with some MPs calling for a reset in relations between the parliamentary party and the leadership before fractures widen.
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Speaking following the fallout, Reeves said she had never considered resigning, adding: “I didn’t work that hard to then quit.”
“I’m not going to deny that, but I think where we are now, with a review led by (disability minister) Stephen Timms, who is obviously incredibly respected and has a huge amount of experience, that’s the route we’re taking now.”
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