If you are living with an illness or disability that impacts your day-to-day life, then a little extra financial support to help with increased daily expenses which come as a result of your condition, could make life a little easier. Personal Independence Payment, or PIP as it is often referred to, is a benefit that is gradually replacing Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and could provide that cash boost we are talking about.
Various conditions mean you qualify for the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) distributed support. In fact, you many be eligible to apply for an award if you suffer from one of the 547 conditions listed under the main disability categories for the benefit. One such category is Neurological disorders - conditions which affect the brain and nervous systems. According to homecare.co.uk, whilst one of the most commonly known neurological disorders is dementia, there are many other examples which could mean you qualify for PIP. These include:
- Motor neurone disease
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Epilepsy
- Parkinson’s disease
- Alzheimer’s
- Narcolepsy
