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Gemma Jones

DWP PIP could pay people with these respiratory conditions up to £156 each week

New data indicates that people with respiratory conditions could be earning up to £156 each week from Personal Independence Payments (PIP).

The government's Personal Independence Payment is available to Brits with disabilities or long-term health conditions. The payment is worth between £24.25 and £156.90 per week and is paid every four weeks, meaning it is worth up to £627.60 per month.

Nearly three million people across the country are entitled to the payment, but some may not realise they qualify. You can access the benefit if you have a number of medical conditions including asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Sleep apnoea, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia.

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There are a total of 24 respiratory conditions on the list that could entitle you to PIP. Currently more than 105,000 people in England claim support from the DWP for the condition.

The benefit can only be claimed if you are over 16 and under State Pension age, and if your ability to work is limited due to your symptoms. In these cases you could also be eligible for ‘new style’ Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

24 respiratory conditions being supported through PIP

This is the list of 24 respiratory conditions being supported through PIP to help with either daily living, mobility needs or a combination of both components. Assessment award rates vary by disabling condition and a PIP claimant’s main disabling condition is recorded during their assessment in over 99% of cases, reports the DWP.

Diseases of the upper respiratory tract

  • Sleep apnoea - obstructive
  • Upper respiratory tract - Other diseases of / type not known

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Emphysema

Bronchiectasis

Cystic Fibrosis

Asthma

Pulmonary fibrosis

  • Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
  • Fibrosing alveolitis
  • Pulmonary fibrosis - Other / type not known

Pneumoconiosis

  • Asbestosis
  • Pneumoconiosis - coalworkers
  • Pneumoconiosis - Other / type not known
  • Silicosis

Granulomatous lung disease and pulmonary infiltration

  • Granulomatous lung disease and pulmonary infiltration - Other / type not known
  • Sarcoidosis

Disease of the pleura

  • Empyema
  • Pleura - Other diseases of / type not known
  • Pleural effusion
  • Pneumothorax

Lung transplantation

Heart and lung transplantation

Pulmonary embolus

Pneumonia

Lower respiratory tract - Other diseases of / type not known

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