PIP explained: 87 muscle and joint conditions DWP could pay £156 a week for and how to claim
| Published date | 12 April 2022 |
| Publication title | Birmingham Mail: Web Edition Articles (England) |
The latest figures released by the DWP show that on January 31, 2022 there were 2.9 million people across the UK claiming support through PIP, with just over one in three claimants -35 per cent -receiving the highest level of award, NottinghamshireLive reports.
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The latest data also indicates a significant increase in the number of people claiming for musculoskeletal conditions over the last four months. Overall, there are now 932,579 people across the UK claiming PIP for some form of musculoskeletal condition, which makes up 32.4% of the total number of claimants -currently 2,881,401.
Musculoskeletal conditions are injuries and disorders that affect movement or muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, discs and/or blood vessels. Arthritis is a general term that refers to many of these different conditions.
Some other musculoskeletal conditions include osteoarthritis, back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, gout, polymyalgia rheumatica, lupus and ankylosing spondylitis.
Breakdown of PIP claimants for musculoskeletal conditions:
England: 766,920 Scotland: 89,563 Wales: 76,096 Total: 932,579 This is the list of 87 musculoskeletal conditions being supported through PIP to help with either daily living, mobility needs or a combination of both components.
Musculoskeletal conditions -general
Osteoarthritis Osteoarthritis of Hip Osteoarthritis of Knee Osteoarthritis of other single joint Primary generalised Osteoarthritis Chronic pain syndrome Chronic fatigue syndrome CFS
Fibromyalgia Pain syndromes -Chronic -Other / type not known Inflammatory arthritis
Ankylosing spondylitis Arthritis -Psoriatic Arthritis -Reactive Inflammatory arthritis -Other / type not known Juvenile chronic arthritis Still's disease Rheumatoid arthritis Crystal deposition disorders
Crystal deposition disorders -Other / type not known Gout Pseudogout Osteonecrosis and osteochondritis
Osteochondritis Osteonecrosis Metabolic and endocrine disorders
Osteomalacia Osteoporosis Other metabolic and endocrine disorders of musculoskeletal system Paget's disease Rickets Genetic disorders, dysplasias and malformations
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