Overview

• PIP offers up to £749.80 per month for 87 named musculoskeletal disorders and £798 for three specified bone conditions
• Benefit payments are delivered through daily living and mobility components, each with standard and enhanced rates based on functional impact
• Eligibility depends solely on how health conditions affect everyday tasks and movement, without reference to contributions or means testing
• More than 1 million of the 3.7 million PIP recipients claim support for musculoskeletal issues, with thousands receiving the enhanced bone condition rate
• Osteoarthritis is the most common musculoskeletal claim at 265,634 recipients, followed by over 191,000 for back pain and 163,000 for inflammatory arthritis