This list is only an overview of conditions, disorders and diseases and how the DWP lists the main disabilities being claimed for. These are the main disability categories, the umbrella term by which a total of 547 other conditions fall under. Disabling conditions and number of claimants - January 2023 The number of people claiming for musculoskeletal conditions such as arthritis, joint, chronic or back pain and hip disorders increased by 24,493 to 1,036,908. January saw the nationwide number of claimants for these types of conditions rise to 1,206,838 - an increase of 40,143 from October 2022. The statistics from DWP for PIP conditions indicates an increase in the number of people claiming for psychiatric disorders, which includes a wide number of conditions such as anxiety, stress, depression and learning disorders. READ NEXT: The 70 Stoke-on-Trent and Staffordshire surnames which could be sitting on a fortune Some 547 health conditions are being supported by PIP but the list is not definitive and contains an 'unknown' category, the Daily Record reports. And as the benefit is paid every four weeks, this amounts to between £107.60 and £691.00 every payment period. More than 3.35 million people across Great Britain are claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) according to the latest Government figures.Ĭlaimants receive between £26.90 and £172.75 in additional financial support each week following the annual benefits uprating in April.
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