Top five PIP conditions providing people with up to £608 each month from the DWP
08.02.2022 - 07:49
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The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that on October 31, 2021 there were 2.8 million people across the UK claiming support through Personal Independence Payments (PIP), with just over one in three claimants (35%) receiving the highest level of award.
Of that total, 297,213 Scots are now receiving financial support between £23.70 and £152.15 every week (£94.80 and £608.60 each month), an increase of 5,113 claimants since July.
The DWP confirmed that during the period between July and October 2021, it had received 180,000 registrations for new claims - the highest quarterly level of new claim registrations since PIP began in 2013. Some 25,000 changes of circumstances were also reported.
The figures also showed that new claims are currently taking 24 weeks to complete, from registration to a decision being made.
Which means people who are considering making a new claim for PIP, should consider making one now, before the end of the year to ensure the application process is underway at the start of 2022.
Many people are put off claiming PIP as they don’t think their condition will qualify, but it’s essential to remember that it’s how the condition affects your ability to carry out daily tasks and move around outside your home that matters to the DWP decision makers - not the condition itself.
The benefit is designed to help people living with a long-term illness, mental health condition or physical or learning disability, however, many people are put off claiming this essential benefit, wrongly assuming that they are not eligible.
A PIP claimant’s main disabling condition is recorded during their assessment in over 99 per cent of cases.
Of those claims that have had an assessment under