The Morning Poll: Does Britain's benefits culture help people with mental health problems?

Published: 00:22, 30 April 2026 | Updated: 00:23, 30 April 2026 Daily Mail writer Clare Foges dealt with crippling anxiety as a teenager, and in her recent column she explains how forcing herself to attend college and work helped relieve her symptoms.  She writes that 'for those with milder depression, anxiety or ADHD, the benefits system is doing them no favours'.  Does Britain's benefits culture help people with mental health problems?  Have your say in the Morning Mail poll. Vote now and you'll find the final results in tomorrow's Morning Mail newsletter. No comments have so far been submitted. Why not be the first to send us your thoughts, or debate this issue live on our message boards. By posting your comment you agree to our house rules. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual. Do you want to automatically post your MailOnline comments to your Facebook Timeline? Your comment will be posted to MailOnline as usual We will automatically post your comment and a link to the news story to your Facebook timeline at the same time it is posted on MailOnline. To do this we will link your MailOnline account with your Facebook account. We’ll ask you to confirm this for your first post to Facebook. You can choose on each post whether you would like it to be posted to Facebook. Your details from Facebook will be used to provide you with tailored content, marketing and ads in line with our Privacy Policy.