If you suffer from a neurological condition, you could receive financial help, up to £156 weekly, from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).
The latest figures show that at the end of April 2022, nearly three million people across the UK claim support through Personal Independence Payments (PIP), with just over one in three claimants (35%) receiving the highest level of award.
Data also revealed there are now over 384,000 people who receive support through PIP for 70 neurological conditions, the Daily Record reports. This includes around 317,000 thousand people in England. Seventy neurological conditions are supported through PIP; below, you can see which ones are included.
Cerebrovascular disease
Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
Cerebrovascular disease - Other / type not known
Transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs)
Epilepsy
Cataplexy
Generalised seizures (with status epilepticus in the last 12 months)
Generalised seizures (without status epilepticus in the previous 12 months)
Narcolepsy
Partial seizures (with status epilepticus in the last 12 months)
Partial seizures (without status epilepticus in the last 12 months)
Seizures - unclassified
Non-epileptic disturbance of consciousness
Disturbances of consciousness - Non-epileptic - Other / type not known
Drop attacks
Non-epileptic Attack disorder (pseudoseizures)
Stokes Adams attacks (cardiovascular syncope)
Syncope - Other/type not known
Movement disorders
Blepharospasm
Essential tremor - benign
Huntington's disease
Movement disorders - Other / type not known
Parkinson's disease
Parkinson's syndrome / Parkinsonism
Torticollis
Tourette's syndrome
Writer's cramp
Multiple sclerosis
Benign tumours
Neurofibromatosis
Tumours - benign - Other / type not known
Hydrocephalus
Headache
Dizziness - cause not specified
Headache - Other causes of / cause not known
Migraine
Head injury
Head injury - Cognitive and sensorimotor impairment
Head injury - Cognitive impairment
Head injury - Sensorimotor impairment
Spinal cord compression
Paraplegia (traumatic)
Spinal cord compression - Other causes of / cause not known
Syringomyelia / Syringobulbia
Tetraplegia (traumatic)
Degenerative neuronal diseases
Degenerative neuronal diseases - Other / type not known
Motor neurone disease
Cerebral palsy
Cerebral palsy - Ataxic
Cerebral palsy - Athetoid
Cerebral palsy - Diplegic
Cerebral palsy - Hemiplegic
Cerebral palsy - Other / type not known
Cerebral palsy - Quadriplegic
Spina bifida
Ataxia
Ataxia - Friedrich's
Ataxias - Other/type not known
Neuropathy
Charcot Marie Tooth disease
Diabetic neuropathy
Guillain Barre syndrome
Neuropathies - Other/type not known, including peripheral
Peripheral nerve injury
Brachial plexus
Peripheral nerve injury - Other / type not known
Disease of muscle
Dermatomyositis
Dystrophia myotonica
Muscle - Other diseases of / type not known
Myasthenia gravis
Polymyositis
Muscular dystrophy
Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy
Muscular dystrophy - Becker type
Muscular dystrophy - Duchenne
Muscular dystrophy - limb-girdle
Muscular dystrophy - Other/type not known
Infections
Creutzfeldt - Jacob disease (CJD)
Infections - Other
Poliomyelitis and post-polio syndrome
Prion diseases - Other/type not known
Other neurological disorders
Neurological disorders - Other / type not known
A claimant’s main disabling or medical condition is recorded during their assessment. The categories and groupings are based on DWP data.
To claim PIP, you need to:
Call to start your claim. You’ll then be sent a form that asks about your condition.
Complete and return the form.
You might need to have an assessment if more information is required.
If you live in Scotland, you need to apply for Adult Disability Payment (ADP) instead.
You can find all the information, plus information on how to get more information or make a claim, HERE.
Information correct as of 25th September 2022