New data indicates that people with respiratory conditions could be earning up to £152 each week from Personal Independence Payments (PIP).
Recent figures from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that at the end of January this year, there were nearly 2.9 million people across the UK claiming support through Personal Independence Payments (PIP). Just over one in three claimants (35%) are receiving the highest level of award, reported the Daily Record. People living in the UK will now be receiving financial support of between £24.45 and £156.90 each week following the DWP's 3.1% benefits uprating.
There has recently been an increase in the number of people now receiving support for 24 types of respiratory conditions including asthma, Cystic Fibrosis, Sleep apnoea, chronic bronchitis, emphysema and pneumonia. January saw the UK-wide total number of claimants for these types of conditions rise to 128,316, an increase of 1,661 from the end of October (126,655).
