Disability benefit claims linked to anxiety and depression have more than doubled across Britain in just five years, new analysis reveals.
Since 2021, the number of people receiving personal independence payment (PIP) for mixed anxiety and depressive disorder (MADD) has soared by 108 per cent.
There are now four times as many claims linked to the condition as there are for ADHD.
The Daily Mail’s exclusive maps reveal stark hotspots across the country, with huge variations in claim rates between different areas.
Wales has the highest rate, at 13.1 claims per 1,000 residents – nearly twice the national figure – while Yorkshire and the
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