The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed a full list of 71 neurological conditions that may qualify for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), with payouts ranging from £121.20 to £778.40 every 4 weeks, depending on the components and rates you qualify for.
While the DWP calculates PIP using weekly rates, it typically issues payments in a single block every 4 weeks rather than on a calendar month schedule. The benefit is split into a Daily Living part and a Mobility part, and claimants might receive one or both sections at either a standard or enhanced rate, with the top end reaching £778 for disability claimants.
List of 71 Neurological Conditions and Claimant Numbers
According to the latest DWP data, there are currently a total of 503,577 qualifying PIP claims for these 71 neurological conditions. The full list includes conditions such as cerebrovascular accident (stroke) with 82,805 claimants, multiple sclerosis with 57,599 claimants, and chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) with 33,555 claimants.
Other conditions and their claimant numbers include: cerebrovascular disease (other/type not known) – 4,775; transient ischaemic attacks – 2,948; cataplexy – 486; generalised seizures (with status epilepticus in last 12 months) – 9,864; generalised seizures (without status epilepticus) – 7,104; narcolepsy – 1,237; partial seizures (with status epilepticus) – 799; partial seizures (without status epilepticus) – 1,243; seizures (unclassified) – 51,541; disturbances of consciousness (non-epileptic) – 3,139; drop attacks – 212; non-epileptic attack disorder – 3,373; Stokes Adams attacks – 201; syncope (other/type not known) – 1,465; blepharospasm – 140; essential tremor (benign) – 3,463; Huntington's disease – 2,704; movement disorders (other/type not known) – 4,943; Parkinson's disease – 16,577; Parkinson's syndrome/Parkinsonism – 935; torticollis – 203; Tourette's syndrome – 1,955; writer's cramp – 7; neurofibromatosis – 1,801; benign tumours (other/type not known) – 6,946; hydrocephalus – 2,683; dizziness (cause not specified) – 2,163; headache (other causes/cause not known) – 1,882; migraine – 6,052.
Head injury-related conditions are also included, with cognitive and sensorimotor impairment at 12,468 claims, cognitive impairment at 10,635, and sensorimotor impairment at 1,930. Traumatic paraplegia accounts for 5,102 claims, spinal cord compression (other causes) – 7,375, syringomyelia/syringobulbia – 598, and traumatic tetraplegia – 1,778.
Degenerative and Neuromuscular Conditions
Degenerative neuronal diseases (other/type not known) have 1,631 claims, motor neurone disease – 2,390, and cerebral palsy (all types) totals over 40,000 claims, including ataxic (1,833), athetoid (623), diplegic (3,129), hemiplegic (6,233), other/type not known (22,847), and quadriplegic (6,198). Spina bifida accounts for 8,095 claims, Friedreich's ataxia – 570, other ataxias – 4,098, Charcot Marie Tooth disease – 4,162, diabetic neuropathy – 2,478, Guillain Barre syndrome – 1,935, and other neuropathies (including peripheral) – 25,081.
Additional conditions include brachial plexus injuries (998), peripheral nerve injury (other/type not known) – 5,067, dermatomyositis – 347, dystrophia myotonica – 1,316, other muscle diseases – 2,956, myasthenia gravis – 1,704, polymyositis – 436, facioscapulohumeral dystrophy – 737, muscular dystrophy (Becker type) – 559, Duchenne – 821, limb girdle – 722, and other muscular dystrophy types – 3,279.
Rare Conditions and Final Notes
The list also includes Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD) with 9 claims, other infections – 1,002, poliomyelitis and post-polio syndrome – 4,361, other prion diseases – 5, and neurological disorders (other/type not known) – 33,283. These figures reflect the latest DWP data on PIP claims for neurological conditions.
The DWP confirms that these conditions may qualify for PIP, with payments ranging from £121.20 to £778.40 every 4 weeks, depending on the components and rates awarded. Claimants are advised to check the full list and consult official guidance to determine their eligibility.
