People with respiratory conditions could be due up to £691 each month from DWP

People with severe asthma, or other long-term respiratory conditions, may be eligible for Personal Independence Payment or Adult Disability Payment . A successful claim for PIP or ADP is currently worth between £26.90 and £172.75 each week in additional financial support and as the benefit is paid every four weeks, this amounts to between £107.60 and £691.00 every pay period.

The latest figures from the Department for Work and Pensions show that at the end of October 2023, some 140,088 people over 16 are claiming PIP or ADP for some 24 respiratory conditions, including asthma, chronic bronchitis and pneumonia. For example, people with breathing difficulties may be unaware that conditions in this category, including Bronchiectasis, Cystic Fibrosis, Empyema and Asthma - fall under the main disabling category of ‘respiratory disease’.

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: How you are assessed You will be assessed by an independent healthcare professional to help the DWP determine the level of financial support, if any, you need, for PIP.

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