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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) reports that mental health conditions and behavioural disorders have been a primary driver of the increase in the number of working age people claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) . The monthly average of new PIP awards where the primary medical condition was anxiety and depression has increased from 2,500 per month in 2019, to 8,800 per month in July, 2024. ‌

At the end of April 2025, there were more than 3.7 million people in receipt of PIP. That figure includes 1,444,016 people receiving financial support for ‘Psychiatric disorders’. ‌

This is the main disabling descriptor used by the DWP during the assessment process and it covers anxiety and mood disorders, stress reactions and depressive disorders, along with a

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