Written Question·Department for Work and Pensions·UIN 72418

Disability Living Allowance: Young People

Tabled: 29 August 2025

Answered: 8 September 2025

Question

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

Sir Stephen Timms

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...

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