DWP updates PIP list with 87 health conditions that means you can get £737 a month

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has said that over 1.1 million adults across Great Britain are now receiving support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for more than 85 musculoskeletal conditions. This refers to injuries and disorders affecting the body’s movement or musculoskeletal system, such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, discs, and blood vessels.

Arthritis is a broad term with common ones includes osteoarthritis, back pain, rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, gout, polymyalgia rheumatica, lupus, and ankylosing spondylitis – to name a few.

You can claim for PIP to help with any of these conditions meaning that if you’re over 16 and under State Pension age, it’s woerth checking just in case. PIP – or ADP in Scotland – can help if your ability to work is limited due to your symptoms, you could qualify for ‘new style’ Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).

A successful claim for PIP is currently between £28.70 and £184.30 each week in additional financial support. As the benefit is paid every four weeks, this amounts to between £114.80 and £737.20 every pay period, reports the Daily Record.

In good news, payments are set to rise by 1.7 per cent from April. The average processing time for new PIP claims is 15 weeks, meaning applications submitted before the end of this month could be processed – and back payments issued – by the end of April.

New claims for ADP currently take an average of 10 weeks to process, so a new claim submitted this month could be processed by the end of March. The latest data shows that at the end of October 2024, over one million people were receiving support through PIP for Musculoskeletal conditions.

You can find the full list below of 87 musculoskeletal conditions which can potentially result in financial help such as daily living, mobility needs or both. It is not definitive, so if your condition does not appear, don’t be put off making a claim as an award for PIP or ADP is about how the condition affects you, not the condition itself.

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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	Achondroplasia
	Epiphyseal dysplasia – multiple
	Genetic disorders, dysplasias and malformations – Other / type not known
	Hereditary multiple exostosis (diaphyseal aclasis)
	Hypermobility syndrome
	Marfan’s syndrome
	Osteogenesis imperfecta
Benign tumours of bone	Tumours of bone – benign
Fracture complications	Compartment syndrome (Volkmann’s ischaemia)
	Fracture complications – Other / type not known
	Sudek’s atrophy
Other generalised musculoskeletal conditions	Generalised musculoskeletal disease – Other / type not known

Musculoskeletal Conditions – Regional

Shoulder disorders	Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)
	Rotator cuff disorder
	Shoulder disorders – Other / type not known
	Shoulder instability
Elbow disorders	Elbow disorders – Other / type not known
	Golfers elbow (medial epicondylitis)
	Tennis elbow (lateral epicondylitis)
Wrist and hand disorders	Carpal tunnel syndrome
	Dupuytren’s contracture
	Tendon lesions
	Tenosynovitis
	Wrist and hand disorders – Other / type not known
Neck disorders	Cervical disc lesion
	Cervical spondylosis
	Neck disorders – Other / type not known
	Whiplash injury
Non specific back pain	Back pain – Non specific (mechanical)
Specific back pain	Back pain – Specific – Other / type not known
	Kyphosis
	Lumbar disc lesion
	Lumbar spondylosis (OA spine)
	Schuermann’s disease
	Scoliosis
	Spinal stenosis
	Spondylolisthesis
Hip disorders	Dislocation of the hip – congenital
	Hip disorders – Other / type not known
	Perthes disease
	Slipped upper femoral epiphysis
Knee disorders	Bursitis
	Chondromalacia patellae
	Knee disorders – Other / type not known
	Ligamentous instability of knee
	Meniscal lesions
	Osgood schlatters disease
	Osteochondritis dissecans
	Patellar dislocation – Recurrent
Ankle and foot disorders	Ankle and foot disorders – Other / type not known
	Club foot (talipes)
	Fore foot pain (Metatarsalgia)
	Hallux valgus /rigidus
Amputations	Amputation – Lower limb(s)
	Amputation – Upper limb(s)
	Amputations – Upper & Lower limb/s
Injuries/fracture/Dislocation	Abdomen – Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation of
	Lower limb – Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation of
	Multiple – Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation
	Pelvis – Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation of
	Spine – Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation of
	Thorax – Injury/Fracture/Dislocation of
	Upper limb – Injury/Fracture/Dislocation of
Other regional musculoskeletal disease	Musculoskeletal disease – Regional / Localised – Other / type not known

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Who is eligible for PIP?

To be eligible for PIP you must have a health condition or disability where you:

You usually need to have lived in the UK for at least two of the last three years and be in the country when you apply.

In addition to what we have outlined above if you get or need help with any of the following because of your condition, you should consider applying for PIP.

preparing, cooking or eating food
managing your medication
washing, bathing or using the toilet
dressing and undressing
engaging and communicating with other people
reading and understanding written information
making decisions about money
planning a journey or following a route
moving around

There are different rules if you are terminally ill, you will find these on the GOV.UK website here.

DWP or Social Security Scotland will assess how difficult you find daily living and mobility tasks. For each task they will look at:

whether you can do it safely
how long it takes you
how often your condition affects this activity
whether you need help to do it, from a person or using extra equipment

How are PIP and ADP paid?

PIP and ADP are usually paid every four weeks unless you are terminally ill, in which case it is paid weekly. It will be paid directly into your bank, building society or credit union account. ADP is paid at the same rates as PIP.

What are the PIP and ADP payment rates?

You will need an assessment to work out the level of financial help you will receive and your rate will be regularly reviewed to make sure you are getting the right support.

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PIP is made up of two components:

Whether you get one or both of these and how much depends on how severely your condition affects you.

You will be paid the following amounts per week depending on your circumstances:

Daily living

Mobility

How you are assessed

You will be assessed by an independent healthcare professional to help the DWP determine the level of financial support, if any, you need, for PIP. Face-to-face consultations for health-related benefits are offered alongside video calls, telephone and paper-based assessments.

It’s important to note that the health professional and DWP decide which type of assessment is best suited for each claimant. You can find out more about DWP PIP assessments here.

How do you make a claim for PIP?

You can make a new claim by contacting the DWP, you will find all the information you need to apply on the GOV.UK website here.

Before you call, you will need:

your contact details
your date of birth
your National Insurance number – this is on letters about tax, pensions and benefits
your bank or building society account number and sort code
your doctor or health worker’s name, address and telephone number
dates and addresses for any time you’ve spent abroad, in a care home or hospital