DWP brings in three 'little known' rules for people who claim PIP
The Department for Work and Pensions has introduced three "little known" rules for claiming Personal Independence Payment. A trio of lesser known conditions will qualify people for £747 payments from the DWP, as per the rules.
There are over 500 health conditions which qualify people - but three are little-known. Diseases of the immune system, where the immune system either acts incorrectly or overreacts to certain stimuli, is the category with the fewest claimants according to Stat-Xplore.
The second least-claimed category under PIP is a collection of conditions described as 'Multisystem and Extremes of Age'. Metabolic diseases are the third least-claimed category under PIP, data has also displayed online.
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From April 2025, benefit payment rates will rise by 1.7 per cent, affecting all payment elements of most DWP benefits, including PIP and DLA. This means the PIP weekly rates will increase; the daily living element lower rate will go from £72.65 to £73.90, and the higher rate from £108.55 to £110.40.
The mobility component will rise from £28.70 to £29.20 for the lower rate and from £75.75 to £77.05 for the higher rate. If you receive the higher rate for both parts, your four-week payments will increase from £737.20 to £749.80.
There'll also be a PIP spending study, with the DWP looking at what people need their payments for. This comes after questions about the adequacy of PIP to cover extra costs for disabled people.
PIP is not means tested so you will qualify regardless of whether or not you are in work, but more than 1.1 million people on the benefit get the support as they are affected by musculoskeletal conditions, the DWP has previously confirmed.
And many of these individuals will also be receiving Universal Credit's sickness payment if they are also deemed to be unfit for work.