Additionally, claimants must usually be aged between 16 and state pension age.
Claimants must have a health condition where they:
Have had difficulties with daily living or getting around (or both) for three months
Expect these difficulties to continue for at least nine months
PIP may be received by state pensioners (Image: GETTY)
Claimants will usually also need to have lived in England, Scotland or Wales for at least two of the previous three years and be living in one of these countries when they apply.
For those who have reached state pension age, which is currently sitting at 66, it may be possible to still get PIP if: