Keir Haldane
Research Fellow, Economics and Social Policy
Keir Haldane is a Research Fellow at Policy Exchange, specialising in economics, local government, and regulation. He holds a BA in Economics from the University of Manchester.
Download Publication Online Reader This research note from Policy Exchange explores the rapid and concentrated growth of Child DLA and proposes efficient, targeted and appropriate reform. It recommends restricting eligibility criteria for learning difficulties, behavioural disorder and hyperkinetic syndrome, which now make up 86% of claimants, as well as returning average awards to pre-pandemic levels. Child DLA currently costs the Exchequer £5.3 billion annually, 231% of pre-pandemic levels, and is […] 
