Most common medical conditions DWP will pay you up to £627 for - including asthma

Every year millions of Brits get Personal Independence Payment ( PIP ) benefits to help with their day-to-day lives.

Anyone who suffers from certain illnesses or conditions can receive a PIP payment that is paid out by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).

However, the amount of financial help a claimant gets all depends on the type of condition they have and how the DWP thinks this impacts their lives.

The DWP recently revealed that almost three million people across the UK get PIP benefits.

The money is paid every four weeks and claimants get anything from £97.80 to £627.60 per month.

PIP comes in two parts, a daily living part for people that struggle with everyday tasks and mobility support for anyone who needs help moving around.

PIP benefit is paid by the Department for Work and Pensions (In Pictures via Getty Images)

Both of these come with two rates: a standard rate and an enhanced one.

Being eligible to claim either one or both of these depends on how difficult people find everyday tasks and getting around.

According to the DWP’s recent quarterly review, 35% of all claimants get the highest level of award.

This report also highlighted the five more common disabling conditions people claim for, which are:

Psychiatric disorders

Statistics released this year show that 37% of people claiming PIP are reviewed for having a psychiatric disorder. This makes it the most common condition people are claiming for.

Psychiatric conditions can include anxiety, stress, depressive and mood disorders, OCD and cognitive disorders.

Musculoskeletal disease (general)

This includes conditions that affect the muscles, bones, and or joints. It includes conditions such as arthritis.

Musculoskeletal disease (regional)

This includes a group of conditions that affect the musculoskeletal system, including muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, and joints in a particular part of the body.

Neurological diseases

Anyone who suffers from muscular dystrophy, epilepsy, headache, multiple sclerosis, neuropathy, and other movement disorders comes under this category.

Respiratory diseases

Conditions include asthma, diseases of the upper respiratory tract, pulmonary fibrosis, and cystic fibrosis.

What are the PIP pay rates?

All payments vary depending on the condition a claimant has and how the DWP thinks it affects their daily life.

There are two rates for each component, including:

Daily living tasks

• Standard rate - £61.85 a week (2022/2023). Equivalent to £247.40 a month or £3,216.20 a year
• Enhanced rate - £92.40 a week (2022/2023). Equivalent to £369.60 a month or £4,804.80 a year.

Mobility tasks

• Standard rate - £24.45 a week (2022/2023). Equivalent to £97.80 a month or £1,271.40 a year
• Enhanced rate - £64.50 a week (2022/2023). Equivalent to £258 a month or £3,354 a year.

Benefits and Work say the decision about a person's entitlement to the daily living component and the rate depends on the number of points scored in the following activities:

1. Preparing food
2. Taking nutrition
3. Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition
4. Washing and bathing
5. Managing toilet needs or incontinence
6. Dressing and undressing
7. Communicating verbally
8. Reading and understanding signs, symbols and words
9. Engaging with other people face-to-face
10. Making budgeting decisions

Claimants are given points for each of the 10 categories.

To be eligible for the daily living component, people need to score:

• Eight points for the standard rate
• 12 points for the enhanced rate.

The decision about whether a person should get the mobility component, and at what rate, is based on the number of points they score for:

1. Planning and following journeys
2. Moving around outside the home

Both of these activities are divided into a number of point-scoring descriptors.

Claimants can get an award for the mobility component if they score:

• Eight points for the standard rate
• 12 points for the enhanced rate

To be eligible for PIP, all of the following must apply to the claimant:

• They’re 16 or over
• They have a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability
• They have difficulty doing certain everyday tasks or getting around
• They expect the difficulties to last for at least 12 months from when they started