PIP (Personal Independence Payments) can make a big difference to your income, providing a boost of almost £800 a month at the highest rate.

The DWP benefit provides support for those with a long-term illness or health condition and is not means-tested.

There are a host of medical conditions that could qualify you for the payments, as long as you are affected either in your daily life or your mobility, ir on both these respects.

The PIP handbook mentions five types of condition that are…