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People with mental health conditions such as ADHD will no longer have to attend school or training in order for their parents to get benefits from the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ).

It comes after Labour Party government ministers watered down the rules. It means youngsters with conditions such as anxiety or ADHD will be exempt from a requirement to do 12 hours a week of education or unpaid training, too.

“We must reform the welfare state itself – that is what renewal demands,” Sir Keir Starmer, the Prime Minister, said on Monday.. “Now, this is not about propping up a broken status quo. No, this is about potential.

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“Because if you are ignored that early in your career, if you’re not given the

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