DWP lists 21 illnesses and health conditions most likely to qualify for PIP payments

Many Brits with certain health conditions or disabilities can claim Personal Independence Payments (PIP). People who suffer from long-term physical or mental health conditions or disability could be entitled to PIP to help with extra living costs.

There are two parts to PIP, a daily living part for if you need help with everyday tasks and mobility part for if you need help with getting around, reports Liverpool Echo.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will look into how difficult you find daily living and mobility tasks. Whether you get one or both parts and how much you get depends on how difficult you find everyday tasks and getting around.

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PIP first began in April 2013 and since then until January 2023 there were more than six million claims registered for PIP, and 6.4 million of the registered claims have been cleared. As of January 31, 2023, there were 2.9 million claims with entitlement to PIP.

The five most commonly recorded disabling conditions for claims are:

• psychiatric disorder (37% of claims)
• musculoskeletal disease (general) (20% of claims)
• neurological disease (13% of claims)
• musculoskeletal disease (regional) (12% of claims)
• respiratory disease (4% of claims)

The most common category recorded for normal rules claims at assessment is 'psychiatric disorders'. 75% of claims classified as having 'psychiatric disorders' at assessment fall into one of the following five sub groups:

• Mixed anxiety and depressive disorders
• Mood disorders
• Autistic spectrum disorders
• Learning disability global
• Psychotic disorders

In 2021, the DWP revealed a list of 21 health conditions that are most likely to be eligible for back pay of up to £12,000, after judges ruled assessments hadn't been carried out correctly.

They were:

1. Agoraphobia
2. Alcohol misuse
3. Anxiety and depressive disorders (mixed)
4. Anxiety disorders
5. Autism
6. Bipolar affective disorder (Hypomania / Mania)
7. Cognitive disorders
8. Dementia
9. Depressive disorder
10. Drug misuse
11. Learning disability
12. Mood disorders
13. Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD
14. Panic disorder
15. Personality disorder
16. Phobias
17. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
18. Psychotic disorders
19. Schizoaffective disorder
20. Schizophrenia
21. Stress reaction disorders

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