Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 9515
Disability Living Allowance: Standards
Tabled: 16 October 2024
Answered: 24 October 2024
Question
Sarah Olney
Liberal Democrat — Richmond Park
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, for what reason the rate of disability living allowance claims processed dropped between (a) 2019-20 and (b) 2023-24.
Answer
Sir Stephen TimmsDWP has seen a substantial increase in claims for Disability Living Allowance (Children) since Covid-19, and this upward trajectory continues. This has resulted in increased pressures on early years services for children with additional needs and neurodiv...
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