More than one million people with a musculoskeletal condition are receiving support from PIP or Adult Disability Payment.
New figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show that there are more than 1.1 million adults across Great Britain receiving support through Personal Independence Payment for more than 85 musculoskeletal conditions, including 64,202 living in Scotland.
Even though new claims for PIP have been replaced in Scotland by ADP, it follows largely similar eligibility criteria, but takes a more ‘people-centric’ approach, according to Social Security Scotland. Below 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. 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.
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 or ADP.DWP or Social Security Scotland will assess how difficult you find daily living and mobility tasks. For each task they will look at:
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