Liverpool Walton has England's highest rate of mental health claims

The Liverpool constituency of Walton has the highest proportion of people claiming disability benefits for depression and anxiety in England and Wales, with nearly 5% of residents receiving PIP. This area, home to Everton's Goodison Park and Liverpool's Anfield, sees almost one in twenty residents claiming PIP for mental health, a figure that has doubled nationally in the last decade. Locals describe the area as a "dump" and a "s***hole," citing poverty and lack of opportunity. The article highlights the area's high deprivation, with many shops closed and drug dealing visible, while some residents attribute the high benefit claims to a perceived "milking of the system" and the influx of asylum seekers.