3.16 million Brits at the moment are receiving Private Independence Funds of as much as £5,300

The 21 well being circumstances that would get you a payout of as much as £5,300 have been revealed.

The Division for Work and Pensions mentioned 3.16 million Brits at the moment are receiving Private Independence Funds.

PIPs assist with additional residing prices if a person has a long-term bodily or psychological well being situation or incapacity, or experiences issue doing sure on a regular basis duties or getting round due to a situation.

On a regular basis duties embody basic items reminiscent of washing, dressing, speaking and socialising.

Since September, 34,962 new individuals have began claiming.

New figures from the DWP present the 5 most typical disabilities are psychiatric points, musculoskeletal illness inflicting whole-body joint pains or arthritis, neurological illness , regional musculoskeletal complaints and respiratory illness.

Adults over the age of 16 who’re too younger to begin receiving their state pension are eligible to apple for the funds.

The incapacity has to final for no less than 12 months.

New candidates should participate in an evaluation with the intention to evaluate how their life is impacted by the incapacity.

An individual presently on the best fee for every day residing help shall be handed £5,291 a 12 months from April.

The full record of claimants are:

• Psychiatric problems
• Musculoskeletal illness (basic)
• Neurological illness
• Musculoskeletal illness (regional)
• Respiratory illness
• Heart problems
• Visible illness
• Endocrine illness
• Listening to problems
• Gastrointestinal illness
• Genitourinary illness
• Pores and skin illness
• Autoimmune illness (connective tissue problems)
• Illnesses of the liver, gallbladder, biliary tract
• Unknown or lacking
• Infectious illness
• Malignant illness
• Haematological illness
• Metabolic illness
• Multisystem and extremes of age
• Illnesses of the immune system