Overview
- The DWP caseload tables released Thursday list 13 cardiovascular conditions linked to PIP awards, with 102,889 people recorded with a heart or circulatory condition.
- The publications also set out 22 bowel and stomach conditions, 19 weight‑gain‑related conditions, and seven women’s health conditions that appear in successful claims.
- PIP has two parts called Daily Living and Mobility, each paid at standard or enhanced rates, and combined enhanced awards can total about £748 a month.
- The figures show a 100% award rate for Creutzfeldt–Jakob disease and chart rising mental health awards, with anxiety and depression new grants averaging 8,800 a month in 2024 after 2,500 in 2019, and success rates near 58% for PTSD, 55% for OCD, and 50% for anxiety and depression.
- Eligibility depends on needing help for at least three months with an expectation of nine months or more, the payment is not means‑tested, and charities note many use support such as Motability to manage extra costs and maintain independence.