New data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reveals that there are approximately 2.9 million people throughout the UK who claim Personal Independence Payments (PIP), of which just over 305,000 are people who live in Scotland.
Around 35 per cent of all applicants claim the highest amount of money possible, and those living in Scotland now receive between £24.45 and £156.90 per week after the DWP's 3.1 per cent uprating.
As the benefit is paid every four weeks, this amounts to payments of between £97.80 and £627.60.
