People with any of these 25 conditions could be paid £8,000 by DWP

Respiratory conditions like asthma are one of the most common things people claim PIP for

There is a list of health conditions that could qualify you for a monthly financial boost. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) could give a monthly payment of up to £691 to people with any of these 25 health conditions.

MyLondon reports that if you have a serious breathing problem that affects your daily life, you may be entitled to cash support from the DWP. These payments are called Personal Independence Payments (PIP) and are to people who have a health condition that impacts their day-to-day life

PIP is worth a maximum of £172.75 each week. As it is paid every four weeks, this means it is worth up to £691 each time you get paid. This works out at over £8,000 a year.

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The DWP says PIP is not awarded based on your health condition or disability alone, but on how much your daily life or mobility is affected by that long-term health condition. Medical conditions are categorised under a main disabling condition, often using the official medical term.

This means some people might not know about the extra support available to help with the additional costs of a specific condition. For instance, those with breathing difficulties may not realise that conditions in this category – including bronchiectasis, cystic fibrosis, empyema and asthma – fall under the main disabling category of “respiratory disease”.

Some of the conditions that could mean you qualify for PIP are:

• Sleep apnoea – obstructive
• Upper respiratory tract – other diseases of/type not known
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
• Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
• Chronic bronchitis
• Cystic fibrosis
• Emphysema
• Empyema
• Bronchiectasis
• Asthma
• Asbestosis
• Extrinsic allergic alveolitis
• Fibrosing alveolitis
• Sarcoidosis
• Silicosis
• Granulomatous lung disease and pulmonary infiltration
• Pulmonary fibrosis – other/type not known
• Pneumoconiosis
• Pulmonary fibrosis
• Pleura
• Pleural effusion
• Pneumothorax
• Pulmonary embolus
• Pneumonia
• Lung transplantation
• Heart and lung transplantation

PIP is made up of two components and the amount you could get from the DWP depends on how your condition affects you. You could get:

• Standard rate for daily living: £68.10 per week
• Enhanced rate for daily living: £101.75 per week
• Standard rate for mobility: £26.90 per week
• Enhanced rate for mobility: £71.00 per week

A health professional will check how your condition affects you, and this will be reviewed regularly to make sure you’re getting the right help. To get PIP, you must have a health condition or disability that has made daily life or moving around difficult for three months, and these problems are expected to continue for at least another nine months.

You usually need to have lived in the UK for at least two of the last three years and be in the country when you apply. If your condition means you need help with any of the following, you should think about applying for PIP. Different rules apply if you are terminally ill, which you can find on the GOV.UK website.