DWP says PIP payments can reach £187 a week for some conditions.

PIP can support people with many health conditions and awards are based on how a condition affects daily living or mobility. Payments normally start from the date the claim is lodged and are usually paid every four weeks.

PIP (Personal Independence Payment) is a UK benefit that can help people who have long-term health conditions or disabilities with daily living or mobility. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) records hundreds of conditions under PIP categories and groups them into principal disability categories. Eligibility is not decided by diagnosis alone but by how a condition affects tasks such as preparing meals, bathing, dressing and moving around. Payments start from the date a claim is lodged and are normally paid every four weeks. Key details: - Awards are made according to assessed difficulty with daily living and mobility tasks rather than the name of a condition. - PIP cannot be backdated; payments begin from the date the claim was submitted. - Applicants typically need to have been resident in the UK for at least two of the previous three years and be in the country when applying. - PIP is usually paid every four weeks; there are different rules and weekly payments for people who are terminally ill. - The DWP groups more than 530 specific conditions under broader principal disability categories. Summary: PIP awards are decided case by case based on how a condition affects daily living and mobility, so eligibility and payment amounts vary between applicants. Undetermined at this time.