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Back pain PIP claims cost taxpayer almost £2billion a year as claimant numbers soar
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Back pain PIP claims cost taxpayer almost £2billion a year as claimant numbers soar
The annual cost of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claims linked to back pain has climbed to almost £2billion, according to new Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) figures.
Recent data shows 276,725 people now receive PIP for back pain, an increase of more than 111,000 since 2019.
The daily cost of supporting those claimants has risen from £2million to £5million over the past seven years.
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23 Jul, 10:59