PIP conditions that may qualify for full £608 a month from DWP | Personal Finance | Finance
These are:
• Psychiatric disorders – 1,013,207 claimants
This includes mixed anxiety, stress, depressive and mood disorders, OCD and cognitive disorders
• Musculoskeletal disease (general) – 573,571 claimants
This includes muscle or joint pain and arthritic conditions
• Musculoskeletal disease (regional) – 336,862 claimants
This includes neck, back, shoulders, elbow, wrists, hands, hip, knee and ankle pain
• Neurological disease – 369,361 claimants
This includes muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, headache, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy and other movement disorders
• Respiratory disease – 126,916 claimants
This includes asthma, diseases of the upper respiratory tract, pulmonary fibrosis and cystic fibrosis
People don’t need to have worked or paid National Insurance contributions to qualify for PIP.
It does not matter what someone’s income is, if they have any savings or if they are in or out of work – or on furlough.
