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    Halten Sie Menschen mit Angstzuständen und ADHS davon ab, Leistungen in Anspruch zu nehmen, sagt Tony Blair


    Halten Sie Menschen mit Angstzuständen und ADHS davon ab, Leistungen in Anspruch zu nehmen, sagt Tony Blair

    https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2026/04/28/block-people-with-anxiety-adhd-claiming-benefits-tony-blair/

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    1. ___MorningLovely on

      Easy for the rich guy to attempt to dictate the support people may or may not require.

    2. Necessary-Product361 on

      Has Tony Blair every said anything not evil since he left office?

    4. _Revolting_Peasant on

      I have worked my entire life, paid my taxes and bills. I work a stressful job, reasonably well paid but barely enough to cover my expenses. I’ve been burnt out and needed a few months out to recover. Am I not entitled to some help back from the system I am paying into?

    5. MetalBawx on

      Tell you what Tony we can take your opinions seriously once you take responsibility for your treasonous lies leading the UK into fighting a war under false pretense. Let’s have you stand trial for every single dead soldier your lies killed.

      Or you can fuck off back to Israel and never blight this country again?

      Sound fair to you tosser?

    6. Klumber on

      He’s not wrong. 1 in 10 have some sort of learning difficulty, that doesn’t mean the state has to look after 1 in 10 financially. The money is running out and it is time we deaign our society so those who have got some sort of condition can function without tax funded crutches.

      Signed, a dyspraxic ADHD adult with a whole lot of male relatives also having this. All of us work around it without state support.

    7. nonotthestew on

      Nobody wants to hire you when you present as mentally ill, has he got a plan for that? 

    8. DiMezenburg on

      it is funny working in DWP and seeing these blanket statements

      issue isn’t so much the claimants as the system to get a diagnosis

    9. blue_Azure1 on

      Block war mongers from parliamentary privilege as well as anything else that makes their life bearable

    10. anonnymouse2025 on

      I wish my anxious ADHD brain on every single asshat who approves of it. Seriously, if you can’t be empathetic just from reading about the daily struggling we have to endure, I think only living it would give you the perspective.

    11. TheGorgeousJR on

      When will this revolting piece of shit just keep his beak out of public life once and for all. He and Thatcher destroyed this country but at least she has the good grace to be dead.

    12. Mikins85 on

      Oh look, the war criminal is back with some more opinions no one asked for.

      Maybe we wouldn’t have to pay to support so many people with long term mental and physical health problems if people like him hadn’t shafted the country into the floor over the last 20 years or so.

    13. outofideasfor1 on

      I wish Tony Blair would shut up. But also as someone with ADHD it’s silly to be getting benefits for it. There’s extreme anxiety disorders I can see the need for. But both need to come with mental health support or medication to get them back in to society

    14. KeithCadfael on

      He is right, and most people will quietly agree. The current trajectory just isn’t sustainable – not for taxpayers or for the people who genuinely need support.

      Pretending the system can keep expanding forever without reform helps no one. A fair system has to protect the vulnerable and be honest about limits.

      A grown‑up conversation about welfare reform isn’t evil or unkind; it’s the only way to make sure the welfare state survives and support is actually there for those who need it.

    15. parkchanwookiee on

      Let’s block Tony Blair, how about that

      Just generally block him everywhere. Sounds blissful doesn’t it

    16. DuckWhatduckSplat on

      Block insufferable cretins from going to war under false pretences.

    17. PoggleRebecca on

      What is it about this country’s establishment at the moment and this need to go to war with innocent minorities.

    18. thisistom2 on

      I’ve been working the last 14 years, not knowing I had ADHD. Working harder than anyone else and never feeling like enough. Constantly burnt out. Depressed, anxious and suicidal. Modern workplaces, particularly medium sized businesses are too toxic for people with ADHD.

      People with ADHD are more at risk of depression, anxiety and suicide than neurotypical people. So maybe they’d manage a bit better if people could just slightly adjust their morals and values to not constantly prioritise profit over people.

    19. weirdhoney216 on

      No, fuck off. I’m sick of people acting like mental health isn’t as important as physical health. No two cases of anxiety or ADHD are the same, it’s a spectrum so yes some people can work. Some people can’t though.

    20. Inthepurple on

      Doing this while providing such poor mental health treatment facilities just seems evil to be honest, I bet half the people claiming are on waiting lists

    22. RiseUpAndGetOut on

      Is this the same Tony Blair who wouldn’t get the MMR jab for his kids because some things just can’t be risked when it’s your own family involved?

    23. Smooth-Pop6522 on

      I’d be for stripping Blair of British citizenship, personally. I’d advocate to go further, if I could.

    24. 08148694 on

      I’m diagnosed with both of these conditions and honestly it hasn’t held me back. Is it harder? Maybe? Probably? I don’t know anything else so can’t compare

      I refuse to use my neurodivergent traits as an excuse or a reason to not succeed, I’ll succeed in spite of them

      So yeah, feel free to downvote me but I agree. Give a man a fish and all that

    25. Glittering_Win_5085 on

      If his government had realised ADHD needed to have improved diagnostics a lot of people with ADHD wouldn’t be so disabled by it. 

    26. circleribbey on

      Does that include service members that got PTSD and anxiety from his illegal war in the Middle East?

    27. AsleepEbb7578 on

      Once again the country kowtows to pensioners. End the triple lock first, if we’re actually looking at the lions share of the „welfare bill“ how’s about the over a third of each pound of tax paid that goes into the state pension?

      No? Gonna say you’re „freezing grannies“ again by means testing the WFA? Sure, it should have been a sliding scale rather than a cliff edge but wealthy pensioners with good private pensions should NOT be getting the WFA.

    28. Dame87 on

      Would probably raise more money ensuring the biggest companies actually paid their fair share into the system

    30. CrashBangXD on

      Ok then make the services to manage ADHD and Anxiety easily accessible, efficient and effective?

      No?

      Ok how about making systems where anxiety and ADHD being diagnosed quick and easy whilst simultaneously being backed by psychologists and doctors so no one can take the piss

      Oh no to that as well?

    33. Bubble-Master96 on

      As someone who is autistic & OCD and holds down a job and has never claimed benefits, Tony Blair can do one. And so can all the people in the comments “I have this diagnosis and I work” – IRRELEVANT

      There are people with my diagnosis who can work, who have very high paying jobs (like I did before taking a step back becoming a mum), and there people with my diagnosis who simply cannot leave the house. A diagnosis in this arena is not a one size fits all, we all present differently.

      Maybe if work was more flexible and adaptable and compassionate towards people who struggle we’d have more off benefits and in the workforce.

    35. Beneficial_Job_4339 on

      I’m confused from the comments (can’t be asked to go through the fucking 10 steps to read a bloody Telegraph article), is he saying ban people with ADHD and anxiety from receiving any kind of welfare including UC or is it specifically PIP or something of the like?

      Because if it’s PIP, well for one, I’m quite surprised to hear that’s even a thing for people with ADHD, I’ve personally and indirectly worked with people with disorders such as ADHD and the like and never heard of anyone getting PIP for it.

      As someone with a relatively severe case of ADHD myself, I’ve never considered it something ever warranting PIP or falling into the category, certainly from my awareness of how restrictive and tedious it can be to be awarded PIP/DSL (excepting somewhat the minority of people who game the system), I’d be shocked if any one or any significant number of people manage to be awarded it under such a basis.

      Anxiety is another thing that falls into a grey area, but in most cases it’s only awarded when someone has an overall seriously compromised mental health history, including severe depression, PTSD and self-destructive tendencies etc. and even then it’s not easy. I’d be surprised if it was a thing for people to be awarded on the basis of a more common anxiety condition.

      Regardless, I can’t really disagree with the sentiment that people shouldn’t be getting DSL/PIP awards for general, mildly impairing neurodivergencies and disorders but the point is again is it even a thing? Seems like the whole statement is contrived controversy.

    36. Equivalent_Word3952 on

      This is horrendous and downplays mental health issues which is real and evidence based.

    37. martymcflown on

      Makes me laugh when all the tradesmen on “£12,570” declared annual salary complain about people getting benefits.

    38. Liu-K on

      It is a wise thing to constantly blare a war criminal’s opinion at others. Thank you, dickheads at The Telegraph. What else does Tony think? Epstein just had a fun „little“ hobby, right?

    39. peculiar-pirate on

      Less people would be claiming benefits for these conditions if the NHS actually provided adequate treatments for them. Trying to get ADHD assessments and meds in this country is a fucking nightmare. 

    41. misspixal4688 on

      Undiagnosed autism and ADHD killed my father. He left school in the 80s and never learned to read or write due to undiagnosed dyslexia. He never worked and used drugs to cope. He was neurodivergent, which eventually led to drug-induced schizophrenia in the 90s.
      He was constantly told he wasn’t good enough, and he took his own life, leaving behind two children. Despite his difficulties, he was a loving, caring father, and I lost him.
      That’s the real cost of going undiagnosed and unsupported. He isn’t the only one, and he won’t be the last. If help and support were offered early instead of people being constantly belittled for being neurodivergent, more people would be working and living happy, fulfilled lives. But it’s too easy to write people off as lazy or unintelligent.

    43. GodsBicep on

      People with ADHD are many times more likely to be fired, have issues with chronic unemployment, for substance issues, for prison time, for homelessness and a many number other things too.

      Why do people act like ADHD isnt debilitating in modern society? There’s a reason people with ADHD struggle with those things and that is because they physically cannot cope with a society that was built in a way that is essentially and ADHDers weakness.

    44. StepsStan on

      If the government really wants people suffering from these conditions to work then there needs to be a much more holistic approach to getting them into work in the first place (as well as for those without these conditions that are looking for work) Job Centres aren’t really fit for purpose in the way that they should be, nobody is suggesting that the DWP can generate jobs that aren’t there (another problem within itself, the lack of jobs) but why is it often the job of charities to find placements for those out of work? Job centres could really be doing so much more to actually help if they were reformed.

      Also at the same time, funding to the Access to Work programme needs to be seriously boosted if the government is serious about this – it was already severely underfunded before this Labour government got in and then they cut it even more – this will only lead to more people being out of work in the long run, it’s baffling short-term thinking and should be reversed as part of a wider package.

      Often employers aren’t willing to hire someone who struggles to make their way through the interview and shows clear signs of anxiety, etc as well as lacking in actual work experience and that’s part of the problem that needs to be addressed too, the approach to all of this needs to be severely reworked and looked at properly and to understand where the barriers into employment lie or else this will continue to go around in circles for another decade.

    45. bugbugladybug on

      I have ADHD, anxiety and depression – also ASD in the mix.

      I burned out hard and begged my GP to sign me off because I was contemplating driving into a tree on the way over because I was so done.

      He flat refused, saying that if I was signed off it would be exceptionally hard to get back into work because shit doesn’t get easier, I need to learn coping skills.

      I was given meds and referred into therapy and went every week for almost 2 years building my resilience and ability to handle life.

      At the time I was desperate and furious. I was earning minimum wage and just needed a fucking break. I couldn’t believe this guy glibly said no when I was fighting for my life.

      Almost 20 years later, I get it. I don’t know if I could have gone back to work if I’d have just been signed off. I also recognise though that I was exceptionally privileged to have gotten the talking treatment to allow me to better handle life.

      If you’re going to block disability, there _needs_ to be a robust alternative because you can’t just keep sending people into neuro-typical environments with no support and expect them to thrive.

      Proper working reforms would be needed – integrated support for people facing mental ill health, flexible working, 4 days weeks, protected time away from work, support for childcare, etc etc.

      We all know that will never happen, so this pie and the sky idealitistic approach will never work. People will just die instead.

    46. Roxygen1 on

      No one gets benefits just for having anxiety or ADHD.

      The high percentage of people on LCWRA or PIP with anxiety or ADHD, have it *on top of* the disability that qualifies them for the benefits.

      Not surprising since a) ADHD has various common co-morbidities such as Epilepsy and Ehlers Danlos Syndrome, and b) being dependent on benefits because you can’t work and living in fear of those benefits being taken away is the kind of long term stress that wreaks havoc on your nervous system and causes clinical anxiety.

      I have ADHD, anxiety, and depression. I qualified for no benefits until I *also* got long covid. If I ever recover from the long covid, I won’t be entitled to benefits any more.

    47. No-Mission-4784 on

      He can fuck off.

      It’s not fake or exaggerated. It’s fucking real. I struggled so much in school because of it. Suicidal I was. Not understanding why I couldn’t just be like everyone else.

      I was constantly burned out then and I still have been burned out as an adult. I cannot cope with certain jobs especially those that are fast paced and/or involves constant social interaction. I had to switch from full-time to part-time to a job that is low on mental effort. Only now I’m starting to feel like “normal”.

      I’ve tried so fucking hard to understand why I am the way I am and worked and so and so! I was diagnosed as a child along with autism and even with early intervention and support I still struggle every day.

      When the fuck will these rich and powerful fuckers look at the science and realise this is a lifelong condition that makes people with the condition so incompatible and out of place with this neurotypical dominated world?

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