New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that at the end of April, 2022 there were 3 million people across the UK claiming support through Personal Independence Payments (PIP), with just over one in three claimants (35%) receiving the highest level of award.
Of the overall total, 313,620 people living in Scotland are now receiving financial support of between £24.45 and £156.90 each week and as the benefit is paid every four weeks, this amounts to between £97.80 and £627.60 every payment period.
The latest data also indicates a significant increase in the number of people claiming for psychiatric disorders, which includes autism spectrum disorders, mood disorders and learning disorders - April saw the UK-wide number of claimants for these types of conditions rise by 36,980 to 1,082,483.
