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The 21 health conditions that could entitle you to a PIP payment worth up to £4,800 a year

DWP statistics reveal most common physical and mental disabilities among UK claimants

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

The PIP changes in 2023 you need to know

DWP’s Personal Independence Payments to rise by 10.1 per cent from April to help recipients weather the ever-worsening cost of living crisis

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

New PIP petition calling for benefit to be awarded without an assessment due official response

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently rejected a similar petition which called for a full review into how PIP is delivered.

Edinburgh Live · Jan 3, 2023

Low-income households set to receive new cost-of-living payments from spring

Fresh £900 cash support for more than eight million eligible means-tested benefits claimants starts in spring 2023.

The Independent UK · Jan 3, 2023

Anger as Tories make hereditary peer a minister overseeing benefits at DWP

RISHI Sunak’s Tories have been accused of showing “contempt for democracy” after they made a hereditary peer a minister in the Department…

The National (Scotland) · Jan 2, 2023

Exact date you should check for DWP payment worth up to £600 and who is eligible

Over 11.6 million pensioners are entitled to the support

Liverpool Echo · Jan 2, 2023

DWP offering cash in advance to help Universal Credit claimants with bills

The DWP has explained how to claim support

Nottingham Post · Jan 2, 2023

PIP claimants with any of these 21 health conditions may be eligible for £627 per month

If you have one (or more) of these 21 health conditions, then you could be able to claim PIP - Personal Independence Payment. In Scotland, there are currently around 330,000 claimants.

Glasgow Live · Jan 2, 2023

Older people with any of these health conditions could be due up to £369 each month

People of State Pension age claiming Attendance Allowance will receive either £61.85 or £92.40 every week from DWP.

Daily Record · Jan 2, 2023

New PIP petition calling for benefit to be awarded without an assessment due official response

The proposal has received more than 23,500 signatures of support.

Daily Record · Jan 2, 2023