Means-testing disability benefits could save £8billion and cut handouts to middle-class youngsters with anxiety, Labour told

Daily Mail - Sep 17, 2026

Andy Burnham could slash a further £2.2billion from Britain's bloated benefits bill by limiting disability benefit claims in under-30s to those with the most severe conditions, a report found.

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