By Levi Winchester
Personal Independence Payment ( PIP ) is a benefit designed for people who need extra help with everyday tasks due to an illness, disability or mental health condition. It is worth up to 拢749.80 every four weeks and is paid by the Department for Work and Pensions ( DWP ). PIP is not an out of work benefit, so you may be eligible for PIP if you are currently in working. How much you could get in PIP all depends on how your condition your health condition or disability affects your life. There is no set list of conditions that make you eligible for PIP. According to DWP data, there are more than one million adults who receive PIP for musculoskeletal conditions, out of the 3.7million who claim PIP overall. Musculoskeletal conditions are injuries and disorders that affect the body’s movement or musculoskeletal system such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, discs and blood vessels PIP is made up of two components – a daily living rate and a mobility rate – and you can be entitled to both or just one of these. If you are eligible for both the enhanced rate of the daily living allowance and the mobility allowance, you would receive 拢749.80 a month. Daily Living Mobility General conditions Osteoarthritis Chronic pain syndrome Inflammatory arthritis Crystal deposition disorders Osteonecrosis and osteochondritis Metabolic and endocrine disorders Genetic disorders, dysplasias and malformations Benign tumours of bone Fracture complications Regional conditions Shoulder disorders Elbow disorders Wrist and hand disorders Neck disorders Non specific back pain Specific back pain Hip disorders Knee disorders Ankle and foot disorders Amputations Injuries/fracture/Dislocation Other regional musculoskeletal disease