Disability Living Allowance: Young People
Commons · Question 72418 · Tabled 29 Aug 2025 · Department for Work and Pensions · Official record
Answered 8 Sep 2025
Question
Asked by Steve Darling
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many people under 16 are in receipt of Disability Living Allowance where the primary medical condition is a neurodevelopmental disorder; and how many people in that category subsequently (a) make cl
Answer
Answered by Sir Stephen Timms, 8 Sep 2025
As of February 2025, 703,120 claimants with a neurodevelopmental condition are receiving Disability Living Allowance for children (DLAc), in England and Wales. It is not possible to determine how many of these claimants will go on to claim, and receive, P...