DWP to issue extra cash up to £172 a week from April on medical grounds as full list issued

Brits with certain medical conditions could get extra cash of up to £172 a week from the DWP, even if they still are able to work.

Around three million people across the UK get Personal Independence Payment (PIP), awarded to those with long-term mental or physical health problems or disabilities. PIP is given to people over 16 if they have difficulty doing certain everyday tasks or getting around.

You can get it if you're working or have savings as it is not means-tested. How much you get depends on how your condition affects you. Amounts will rise by 10.1 per cent from April 2023 in line with the uprating of state benefits.

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There are standard and enhanced rates for the daily and mobility elements of the benefit. The lowest amount is £24.45 a week for just being awarded standard mobility, which will increase to £26.90 from April, while the highest is £156.90 a week for both enhanced rates combined, which will rise to £172.75 a week from April. The DWP says 35 per cent of people on PIP get the highest level of payment, reports BirminghamLive.

PIP is paid into people's accounts every four weeks so that's a rise from £627.60 to £691 a month as a maximum sum. Over a year, based on 52 weeks, that equates to £8,158 a year, rising to £8,931 after April 2023.

In addition, those on PIP will automatically qualify for the new Universal Credit 'health element' announced in the Chancellor's Budget. This top-up will replace Universal Credit's existing Limited Capability for Work and Work-Related Activity (LCWRA) amount, which currently pays £354.28 on top of the standard allowance (rising to £390.06 from April 2023). These reforms would come in by 2026 at the