Personal Independence Payment helps with the extra costs of having a disability or medical condition

People across the UK with five conditions could qualify for £737 a month.

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) hands out Personal Independence Payment (PIP) payments to help with the extra costs of having a disability or medical condition.

You do not have to be unemployed to receive the extra financial support.

There is no set list of medical conditions or disabilities which could make you eligible for PIP.

To be eligible for the benefit, you will be assessed on how your condition impacts your ability to carry out day-to-day tasks.

This can include getting dressed, making yourself food, and going to the toilet.

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According to the latest from the DWP, about 3.6 million people were claiming PIP at the end of October.

They were getting payments for 21 disabling conditions and more than 530 health issues, Mirror reports.

Of that figure, there are five conditions which 3.1million people of the total number of claimants are claiming for.

Official data reveals that the top five conditions of PIP include psychiatric disorders, musculoskeletal disease (general), neurological disease, musculoskeletal disease (regional), and respiratory disease.

About 1.4million people claim PIP for psychiatric disorders which includes anxiety, stress, depressive and mood disorders, OCD and cognitive disorders.

The data indicated that about 691,426 people claim the benefit from the DWP for general musculoskeletal disease such as muscle or joint pain and arthritic conditions.

There are also 470,000 people claiming for neurological diseases such as muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, headache, multiple sclerosis, and neuropathy.

About 434,670 people are getting PIP for regional musculoskeletal conditions such as ankle, wrist and knee pain and finally.

There are about 138,534 people receiving PIP for conditions such as asthma, diseases of the upper respiratory tract, pulmonary fibrosis and cystic fibrosis.

PIP is paid every four weeks and has two components – the daily living rate and the mobility rate.

You can be entitled to both or just one of these, which are then split again into the standard rate and the enhanced rate.

The amount you will be paid will rise by 1.7 per cent from April 2025.

Daily living rate for PIP:

• Standard rate – £72.65 a week, moving to £73.90 in April
• Enhanced rate – £108.55 a week, moving to £110.40 in April

Mobility rate for PIP:

You can get more than £737 a month from the DWP if you are entitled to both the enhanced rates, which will rise to £749 in April.

You will have to have an assessment with the DWP to see if you qualify for PIP.

This is not a medical examination but is a chance to talk about how your condition affects you.