The Times<\/a>: \u201cOver the last 30 years, the definition of what constitutes ADHD has expanded to encompass more domains of human experience.<\/p>\n\u201cWe\u2019ve redefined more and more of what were considered to be natural and normal, albeit painful and often somewhat difficult, human reactions and responses.\u201d<\/p>\n
The problem is not helped by the fact that the current benefits system gives parents a financial incentive to get their child diagnosed with ADHD, autism or anxiety.<\/p>\n
Parents can claim just over $1400 a month for their child if they are aged over 16.<\/p>\n
One mother told The Times she spent the handout on Ubers, food and trainers to stop him \u201ckicking off\u2019.<\/p>\n
The benefit, entitled the personal independent payment (Pip), costs the government a whopping $50 billion a year.<\/p>\n
A report found that 16 and 17-year-olds receiving Pip for ADHD or autism rose from 16,045 in 2019 to 51,148 in 2025. <\/p>\n
Dan Lilley, head of youth at the Centre for Social Justice (CSH), has slammed Pip payments to young people.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe rapid rise in the number of 16 to-17-year-olds with ADHD claiming Pip is being fuelled by a broken child disability system undermining children\u2019s potential by paying them to be different, sometimes even just poorly behaved,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
The Labour government has now signalled that it will end Pip for those aged under 24.<\/p>\n
Instead it will move towards supporting young people get into work. There will be a new \u201cadditional cost allowance\u201d for more serious disablity cases. <\/p>\n
Alan Milburn, who was tasked with reducing the number of people out of work and not in education, said the reforms would not be \u201cpain free\u201d.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"There is a very serious problem in the UK right now and it\u2019s costing the government $106 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