People with These 27 NHS Health Conditions Can Still Access £798 DWP PIP Support

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By Lydia Amazouz Published on 1 May 2024 17:23
Medical Equipment Next To UK Currency To Symbolize People with These 27 NHS Health Conditions Can Still Access £798 DWP PIP Support
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Following the government's announcement of a review of the benefits, significant changes to the DWP's Personal Independence Payments could be implemented soon.

However, for the time being, the Department for Work and Pensions continues to provide payments of £798 per month, up to a total of £9,580 per year, to persons with one of 27 critical health conditions.

DWP's Updated PIP Benefits: Eligibility and Amounts for NHS-Listed Conditions

The DWP increased the amount paid to persons claiming PIP last month, and while a prospective system change is being considered, the current plan remains legitimate and continues to pay cash to claimants suffering from health conditions.

It implies that if you are suffering from a health condition or impairment that affects your daily life, you might receive a maximum of £9,583.60 each year, or £184 per week, equivalent to £798 per month on average.

Eligibility for the benefit is determined by an assessment, thus having one of these conditions does not guarantee you will be able to apply for the financial aid, and having a health condition not listed here may still make you eligible.

However, as a starting point, persons with these 27 NHS listed diseases are likely to be eligible for some level of PIP cash.

PIP Eligibility Criteria and Listed Health Conditions

To be a candidate for PIP, you must have a health condition or impairment that has interfered with daily life or transportation (or both) for three months. The challenges must be expected to last for at least another nine months, and you must remain in the UK.

The 27 conditions that could make you eligible for Personal Independence Payments (PIP) include:

  • Asbestosis
  • Asthma
  • Bronchiectasis
  • Chronic bronchitis
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Emphysema
  • Empyema
  • Epilepsy
  • Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
  • Fibrosing alveolitis
  • Granulomatous lung disease
  • Heart and lung transplantation
  • Lung transplantation
  • Pleura
  • Pleural effusion
  • Pneumoconiosis
  • Pneumonia
  • Pneumothorax
  • Pulmonary embolus
  • Pulmonary fibrosis
  • Pulmonary fibrosis - other/type not known
  • Pulmonary infiltration
  • Sarcoidosis
  • Silicosis
  • Sleep apnoea - obstructive
  • Upper respiratory tract - other diseases of/type not known.

13 comments on «People with These 27 NHS Health Conditions Can Still Access £798 DWP PIP Support»

  • Lesley Sweeney

    I’m on the Autism Spectrum with none epileptic fits

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  • Donald Powell-Brown

    I have two of the above conditions now down from three following a lung transplant. I had my reassessment and now get high care and high mobility. But this thing about looking at people’s health/disabilities and reducing what some may get is worrying. But then there are people playing the system. Unless you have a full diagnosis from a doctor/consultant or specialist I do not see why you should get PIP/DLA/ADP.
    For a claim it needs to be backed up with recent medical evidence. So saying you have a bad back then getting found out for playing football every Saturday for your local league, running 5/10K or further, needs harsher penalties including paying back all you have illegally claimed no matter how long it takes you to pay it back.
    There are other conditions which will entitle you to PIP most of which will only deteriorate over time or are killers such as AMD. If you are not sure check with local CAB as they can help you complete the form and know the correct wording to use. Do not be embarrassed for having to go into personal details, it may cost you an award or the level you are awarded if you downplay or understate how much you conditions affect your daily life. Make a diary so your mind does not trick you. Ask close friends or family about what happens to you during each week, for they notice things you may miss.

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  • Lizzie

    I have been receiving DLA since I was 28 yrs old, I am now 63, I’m housebound & have to spend most of my time laying down.
    I have 5 chronic, debilitating conditions & not one of them is on the list of 27 eligible conditions.
    Am I going to be expected to be able to support myself, “just like that?”
    I’m terrified about my future, why do the politicians always pick on the sick, disabled & elderly?
    They’re like vultures circling our corpses!

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  • Sonto Cressincia Sokhela

    I have applied for the PIP support according to Drs recommendation. I’m still waiting for the respond

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  • Freda

    I’m 69 will they take my scooter from me as I can’t afford to buy one outright had a stroke and can’t walk alot

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  • Susan Heywood

    I am over 65 can I claim for pip for asthma?

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  • Vivi

    What about those that suffer with musculoskeletal conditions that affect daily living. And those with constant low iron and vitamin d levels

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  • Sandra Da-Cruz

    I only get the Standard Daily living component. But I have Ostio Arthritis in both my knees, Scoliosis, Siatica, Restless Leg Syndrome, Raynods Syndrome, Migraines, Cronic Pain, Arthritis in my left hand, a bulging disc and 2 dehydrated disc’s in my back and a Hernea at the end of my Esophagus. I am in pain all day everyday. But the Standard Daily Living amount is all the DWP and PIP believe I need to live on.

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  • Susan Atherton

    I have liver cancer and I have never drunk,it’s something too do from when I gallbladder removed in2021

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  • Amanda E Fear

    I’m asthmatic

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  • Sue

    What about, wear &tear of the thumb joints which give constant pain and restricted use.

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  • Leanne Jude

    I have Asthma scoliosis anxiety depression and I still can not get it my asthma affects my daily living

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  • Julie Evans

    I have heart failure , lupus fibromyalgia arthritis mitral valve diseas depression thyroid issues I’m in pain everyday having breathing issues due to fluid on lungs struggling to work now n don’t get any pip I have to struggle on

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