People in the UK with one or more of these 19 conditions could be entitled for up to £600 a month through Personal Independence Payments.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) can help with extra living costs if you have both a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability and difficulty doing certain everyday tasks or getting around because of your condition.
You can get PIP even if you’re working, have savings or are getting most other benefits.
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The Daily Record has simplified the terminology used by the DWP and explained what elements are involved in a claim.
Disabling conditions and number of claimants across the UK, October 2021
These are the main disability categories, the umbrella term under which a multitude of other conditions fall under.
This list is only an overview of conditions, disorders and diseases and how the DWP lists the main disabilities being claimed for.
- Haematological Disease - 6,130
- Infectious disease - 5,086
- Malignant disease - 80,757
- Metabolic disease - 4,170
- Psychiatric disorders - 994,018
- Neurological disease - 364,477
- Visual disease - 52,614
- Hearing disorders - 29,486
- Cardiovascular disease - 68,465
- Gastrointestinal disease - 22,479
- Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract - 9,216
- Skin disease - 18,328
- Musculoskeletal disease - 897,803
- Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders) - 15,631
- Genitourinary disease - 19,788
- Endocrine disease - 37,212
- Respiratory disease - 124,757
- Multisystem and extremes of age -968
- Diseases of the immune system - 857
PIP components
PIP is made up of two components, a daily living component and a mobility component.
Each component has two payment rates - a standard rate and an enhanced rate.
Claimants who are assessed as having:
- ‘Limited ability to carry out daily living activities’ (minimum score 8 points) are paid the standard rate of the daily living component of £60.00
- ‘ Severely limited ability to carry out daily living activities’ (minimum score 12 points) are paid the enhanced rate of the daily living component of 89.60
- ‘Limited ability to carry out mobility activities’ (minimum score 8 points) are paid the standard rate of the mobility component of £23.70
- ‘Severely limited ability to carry out mobility activities’ (minimum score 12 points) are paid the enhanced rate of the mobility component of £62.55
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