DWP PIP warning as any of these 87 health conditions could qualify you for £737

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People who live with a long-term illness or health condition have been urged to do a check to see if they could qualify for PIP (Personal Independence Payment). The benefit is intended to help cover extra costs if you are affected by your condition in your mobility or your daily living, with varying payments depending on your level of need.

If you get the enhanced rate for both the mobility and daily living parts, you would get £737.20 for each four-week pay period. You may qualify if you have a condition which has caused you difficulties with your daily living and/or mobility for at least three months, and if you expect the issues to continue for at least 12 months from when they started.

There is no definitive list of health conditions that could qualify you for the payments, but one common group of conditions that people claim for is to do with musculoskeletal issues, with more than 1.1million people claiming for 87 of these conditions.

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These include:

Musculoskeletal Conditions - General

Osteoarthritis

Osteoarthritis of Hip


Osteoarthritis of Knee


Osteoarthritis of other single joint


Primary generalised Osteoarthritis

Chronic pain syndrome

Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)


Fibromyalgia


Pain syndromes - Chronic - Other / type not known

Inflammatory arthritis

Ankylosing spondylitis


Arthritis - Psoriatic


Arthritis - Reactive


Inflammatory arthritis - Other / type not known


Juvenile chronic arthritis (Still's disease)


Rheumatoid arthritis

Crystal deposition disorders

Crystal deposition disorders - Other / type not known


Gout


Pseudogout

Osteonecrosis and osteochondritis

Osteochondritis


Osteonecrosis

Metabolic and endocrine disorders

Osteomalacia


Osteoporosis


Other metabolic and endocrine disorders of musculoskeletal system


Paget's disease


Rickets

Genetic disorders, dysplasias and malformations

Achondroplasia


Epiphyseal dysplasia - multiple


Genetic disorders, dysplasias and malformations - Other / type not known


Hereditary multiple exostosis (diaphyseal aclasis)


Hypermobility syndrome


Marfan's syndrome


Osteogenesis imperfecta

Benign tumours of bone

Tumours of bone - benign

Fracture complications

Compartment syndrome (Volkmann's ischaemia)


Fracture complications - Other / type not known


Sudek's atrophy

Other generalised musculoskeletal conditions

Generalised musculoskeletal disease - Other / type not known

Musculoskeletal Conditions - Regional

Shoulder disorders

Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)


Rotator cuff disorder


Shoulder disorders - Other / type not known


Shoulder instability

Elbow disorders

Elbow disorders - Other / type not known


Golfers elbow (medial epicondylitis)


Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)

Wrist and hand disorders

Carpal tunnel syndrome


Dupuytren's contracture


Tendon lesions


Tenosynovitis


Wrist and hand disorders - Other / type not known

Neck disorders

Cervical disc lesion


Cervical spondylosis


Neck disorders - Other / type not known


Whiplash injury

Non specific back pain

Back pain - Non specific (mechanical)

Specific back pain

Back pain - Specific - Other / type not known


Kyphosis


Lumbar disc lesion


Lumbar spondylosis (OA spine)


Schuermann's disease


Scoliosis


Spinal stenosis


Spondylolisthesis

Hip disorders

Dislocation of the hip - congenital


Hip disorders - Other / type not known


Perthes disease


Slipped upper femoral epiphysis

Knee disorders

Bursitis


Chondromalacia patellae


Knee disorders - Other / type not known


Ligamentous instability of knee


Meniscal lesions


Osgood schlatters disease


Osteochondritis dissecans


Patellar dislocation - Recurrent

Ankle and foot disorders

Ankle and foot disorders - Other / type not known


Club foot (talipes)


Fore foot pain (Metatarsalgia)


Hallux valgus /rigidus

Amputations

Amputation - Lower limb(s)


Amputation - Upper limb(s)


Amputations - Upper & Lower limb/s

Injuries/fracture/Dislocation

Abdomen - Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation of


Lower limb - Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation of


Multiple - Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation


Pelvis - Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation of


Spine - Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation of


Thorax - Injury/Fracture/Dislocation of


Upper limb - Injury/Fracture/Dislocation of

Other regional musculoskeletal disease

Musculoskeletal disease - Regional / Localised - Other / type not known

How much are PIP payments?

PIP payments include a daily living part and a mobility part, with a lower and higher level of payment depending on your individual level of need.

These are the current weekly payment rates:

Daily living

  • Standard rate: £72.65

  • Enhanced rate: £108.55.

Mobility

  • Standard rate: £28.70

  • Enhanced rate: £75.75.