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Key messages: • Claimants are continuing to present with a wide range of conditions. • Poor mental health was prevalent, and most people relied on multiple carers. • People were recently made aware of PIP through their contact with formal services including Jobcentre Plus. • Main triggers for PIP application were health deterioration, financial hardship and employment concerns. Individuals may have been previously eligible, however their claim was triggered by a recent decay in circumstances. • Individuals were keen to receive validation of their disabled status and saw PIP as a means to achieve this. • Most individuals cited financial support as the driving ‘purpose’ of PIP. • People cited daily living, utilities, household costs and transport as their intended uses for PIP. • The process of form filling, health assessment, and corresponding wait times provoked anxiety.
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