PIP figures present which circumstances are most definitely to lead to £691 award

Britons are inspired to check if they can qualify for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and stand up to £691 a month to assist in direction of their additional prices.

There are greater than 540 circumstances that may qualify an individual to obtain the profit and knowledge from Benefits and Work has revealed that are the most definitely to safe an award.

An individual has to count on their situation to have an effect on them for a minimum of 12 months from when it began to qualify for the assist.

They additionally must be affected by it in finishing up each day duties or in getting round. An applicant might have to have an evaluation to find out what degree of assist they want.

The profit shouldn’t be means examined which means an individual’s financial savings or work state of affairs don’t have an effect on their award.

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The research discovered these circumstances are ‘extremely likely’ to get an award:

• Dementia – 94.1 %
• Motor neurone illness – 97.5 %
• Down’s syndrome – 99.6 %
• Creutzfeldt Jacob illness CJD) – one hundred pc.

Their analysis additionally discovered awards for arthritis had been above the typical price, together with:

• Osteoarthritis of different single joint – 56.5 %
• Osteoarthritis of Knee – 64.2 %
• Osteoarthritis of Hip – 73.8 %
• Primary generalised Osteoarthritis – 74.0 %
• Rheumatoid arthritis – 74.7 %.

The mostly recorded disabling circumstances included:

• Psychiatric problems – together with anxiousness, stress and OCD – 37 % of claims
• Musculoskeletal illness (normal) – together with joint ache or arthritic circumstances – 20 % of claims
• Neurological illness – together with epilepsy or a number of sclerosis – 13 % of claims
• Musculoskeletal illness (regional) – together with circumstances affecting the neck, again or wrists – 12 % of claims
• Respiratory illness – together with bronchial asthma and pulmonary fibrosis – 4 % of claims.

How a lot is PIP?

Some 35 % of all PIP claims on the finish of January 2023 had been receiving the best degree of award, at £691 a month.

PIP is made up of a each day dwelling part and a mobility part, with a decrease and better cost relying on how a lot assist a person wants.

These are the present weekly charges:

Daily dwelling part

• Lower – £68.10
• Higher – £101.75.

Mobility part

• Lower – £26.90
• Higher – 71.

PIP has been changed in Scotland by the Adult Disability Payment. Payment charges are the identical with this profit administered by Social Security Scotland.