Tens of thousands of Britons with diabetes may be able to get up to £691 a month through PIP. The benefit provides payment to help a person who lives with health condition or mental illness with their extra living costs.
Diabetes UK estimates almost 4.3 million people have been diagnosed with diabetes while some 850,000 people are thought to have the condition but have not been formally diagnosed.
Diabetes is one of the conditions that may qualify a person to receive PIP, or the devolved version of the benefit in Scotland, Adult Disability Payment, which is paid at the same rates.
To qualify, a person must have had the health condition or disability and have been affected in their daily life or in getting around, or both, for at least three months.
They must expect these difficulties to continue to affect them for at least another nine months.
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How much PIP a person receives depends on how much support they need. PIP payments recently increased 10.1 percent along with many other benefits.
These are the new payment rates:
Daily living component
- Standard rate: £68.10
- Enhanced rate: £101.75
Mobility component
- Standard rate: £26.90
- Enhanced rate: £71.00.
At the end of January 2023, there were some 3.25 million people across the country receiving support through PIP.
People in Scotland can apply for ADP using the Social Security Scotland website after registering for a myaccount.
Just over a third were receiving the highest level of award which is currently £691 a month.
People can check what other benefits they can claim using a benefits calculator. These tools can be found on several charity websites, such as the one on the Turn2us website.
