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DWP pays £749 a month in PIP for these 87 muscle and joint conditions

DWP pays £749 a month in PIP for these 87 muscle and joint conditions Personal Independence Payment is a benefit for people who need help with everyday tasks. Here are the 87 muscle and joint conditions that could let you claim it The amount of PIP you could receive depends entirely on how your health condition or disability impacts your life (Image: Keeproll via Getty Images ) Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit scheme intended for people requiring additional assistance with daily activities due to an illness, disability or mental health condition. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) pays up to £749.80 every four weeks under this scheme. Importantly, PIP is not an unemployment benefit, meaning you could be eligible even if you are currently employed. The amount of PIP you could receive depends entirely on how your health condition or disability impacts your life. There is no definitive list of conditions that qualify you for PIP. DWP data reveals that over one million adults with musculoskeletal conditions receive PIP, out of the 3.7 million total claimants. ‌ Musculoskeletal conditions refer to injuries and disorders affecting the body's movement or musculoskeletal system, including muscles, tendons, ligaments, nerves, discs and blood vessels, reports the Mirror. ‌ Experts reveal how to treat 'most common symptom known to humankind' (Image: Getty Images ) PIP comprises two components - a daily living rate and a mobility rate - and you may be entitled to either or both. If you qualify for both the enhanced rate of the daily living allowance and the mobility allowance, you would receive £749.80 per month. Daily Living Article continues below Standard rate: £73.90 a week a week Enhanced rate: £110.40 a week Mobility Standard rate: £29.20 a week a week Enhanced rate: £77.05 a week ‌ List of 87 musculoskeletal conditions which could get you PIP General conditions 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 Regional conditions 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 Article continues below Other regional musculoskeletal disease