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Amy Fenton & Tim Walker & Shashana Brown

DWP list of 21 health conditions that PIP claimants could get up to £4,800 for

People suffering from long-term physical or mental health conditions may not know that they qualify for a significant amount of DWP benefits. There are at least 21 health conditions that can qualify for up to £4,800 a year.

The Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is already received by around 3 million people in the UK. But many others may be missing out on it, Leicestershire Live reports.

Since September alone, there have been 34,962 new claimants for PIP, a state benefit designed to improve living standards for those suffering from certain health conditions.

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Every four weeks, millions of people across the UK with 21 types of health conditions receive payments from the DWP. A new claim for PIP or Adult Disability Payment could help with daily living or mobility costs.

Conditions and number of UK claimants

These are the main disability categories and the number of claimants, as reported by Leicestershire Live.

  • Haematological Disease – 7,300

  • Infectious disease – 9,897

  • Malignant disease – 9,7426

  • Metabolic disease – 4,667

  • Psychiatric disorders – 1,166,695

  • Neurological disease – 403,469

  • Visual disease – 56,351

  • Hearing disorders – 33,424

  • Cardiovascular disease – 80,815

  • Gastrointestinal disease – 27,840

  • Diseases of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract – 11,328

  • Skin disease – 20,835

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general) – 635,450

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional) – 376,965

  • Autoimmune disease (connective tissue disorders) – 17,596

  • Genitourinary disease – 23,805

  • Endocrine disease – 42,264

  • Respiratory disease – 135,530

  • Multisystem and extremes of age – 1,186

  • Diseases of the immune system – 1,028

  • Unknown or missing – 10,688

Total – 3,1645,51

Five most commonly recorded disabling conditions

  • Psychiatric disorder: 37% of claims – includes mixed anxiety, stress, depressive and mood disorders, OCD and cognitive disorders.

  • Musculoskeletal disease (general): 20% of claims – includes muscle or joint pain and arthritic conditions.

  • Neurological disease: 13% of claims – includes muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, headache, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy and other movement disorders.

  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional): 12% of claims – includes neck, back, shoulders, elbow, wrists, hands, hip, knee and ankle pain.

  • Respiratory disease: 4% of claims – includes asthma, diseases of the upper respiratory tract, pulmonary fibrosis and cystic fibrosis.

What is PIP?

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.

You must also be under State Pension age if you’ve not received PIP before. If you’re over State Pension age, you can apply for Attendance Allowance instead. Or if you’ve received PIP before, you can still make a new claim if you were eligible for it in the year before.

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