Millions of UK residents have one of the 19 conditions that make people eligible to claim Personal Independence Payments (PIP) worth over £600 a month.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) pays the money to claimants to help cover costs incurred by having long-term physical or mental health conditions or disabilities.
Despite the essential support the benefit provides, the application process dissuades many from claiming it as it is notoriously strict and takes up to five months to make a new claim.
