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Tories pledge to restrict benefits for children with ADHD

The Conservatives have pledged to save £2.8bn a year by ending Disability Living Allowance (DLA) payments to families of children with "milder cases" of behavioural disorders, learning difficulties or ADHD.

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The Conservatives have pledged to save £2.8bn a year by ending Disability Living Allowance (DLA) payments to families of children with "milder cases" of behavioural disorders, learning difficulties or ADHD. The policy is one of a series of measures which the party says will save £36bn from the welfare budget.

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