Personal Independence Payments have a notoriously difficult application and approval process, but being successful in your claim can open the doors to a myriad of other benefits, freebies, discounts and money-saving opportunities regardless of how much you get from the DWP.
Simply being entitled to the benefit can mean a person meets qualifying criteria for other concessions aimed at leveling the financial playing field for those with added costs.
The disability benefit is provided to those under the state pension age to help cover the additional costs of living with a medical condition, disability or illness.
The actual payments from the DWP can range from £28.70 to £184.30 per week, depending on the type and severity of disability or illness.
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