Karen Langford says her PIP cash helps with hospital parking charges ... Karen Langford, 71, from Somerset, was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis eight years ago. All her major joints become ...
The MCP joints connect the fingers to the hand, while the PIP joints are the middle joints of the fingers. DIP joints are the closest to the fingertips. Any of these knuckles can experience pain.
More than 1.5 million Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants have been awarded ongoing support worth up to £737.20 per ...
More than 58 per cent of people claiming PIP for a visual disease have a monthly award of up to £737.20 for five years or ...
The data indicates that at the end of July, some 1,501,215 people have an ongoing award for a disability, long-term illness, ...
or 42.4% of the 3.6m PIP claimants have an award lasting five years or longer. Individuals suffering with musculoskeletal ...
rheumatoid arthritis, fibromyalgia, osteoporosis, gout, polymyalgia rheumatica, lupus and ankylosing spondylitis. If you're over 16 and under State Pension age, you may be eligible to claim PIP ...
In terms of specific ailments, more than 58% of PIP claimants with visual impairments ... from general musculoskeletal conditions like arthritis or joint pain have been granted extended awards.
Figures show the majority (38 per cent) of people on PIP are receiving it for mental health issues, while another 31 per cent get it to help with musculoskeletal ailments such as arthritis.