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Bristol Post
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Matthew Evans & Nathan Bevan & Ellie Kendall

DWP: PIP monthly payments of £627 a month if you have one of 70 conditions

Some three million people in the UK could be eligible for monthly payments from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). The new Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is available to those who suffer from one of 70 long-term medical conditions.

A disability benefit payment offered by the DWP, a successful claim for PIP is worth between £24.45 and £156.90 each week in additional financial support. What's more, as the benefit is paid every four weeks, this amounts to between £97.80 and £627.60 each payment period, with 403,469 people already receiving support through PIP for 70 neurological conditions.

The payments have been described by Citizens Advice as "extra money to help you with everyday life if you have an illness, disability or mental health condition", WalesOnline reports. Below is a list of all of the conditions for which you could receive these DWP payments...

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