kelly o grady has more. kelly? hi, good to see you, charles. we re at 70 million at this point according to mark zuckerberg. we re only on day two here. this fight is escalating. twitter s legal team is accuses meta of not just creating a competitor but stealing intellectual property. they sent a cease and desist letter planning they want to enforce their ip rates. so twitter s counsel said the company hired former twitter staff to rip off the platform. they said this. these employees had and continue to have access to twitter s trade secrets. these employees owe on going obligations to twitter and many employees improperly retained twitter documents and electronic devices. meta responded with a no comment. i spoke to a number of legal experts and say this will be tough for twitter to enforce. they have to prove that their own intellectual probability and
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PIP payments are tailored towards the severity of a claimant s conditions, with between £23.60 and £151.40 per week awarded to those who qualify. To be eligible for PIP, claimants must be aged between 16 and state pension age.
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PIP or Personal Independence Payments, are overseen by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), offering financial aid to help with some of the costs associated with a condition or disability. The payment is tax-free and can help individuals whether they are in work or not. However, PIP is not just a payment which is awarded to people with outwardly visible disabilities or health conditions, and can provide important support to a wide range of people.
So long as a claimant is eligible, they ll receive a monthly payment between £23.60 and £151.40 per week.
These payments will be split into two elements, a daily living part and a mobility part, with the claimant s condition severity determining if they ll get income from both.
Where claimants qualify for the daily living part, they ll receive either £59.70 or £89.15 per week.
Recipients of mobility payments will get £23.60 or £62.25 a week.
PIP claimants may be eligible for council tax reductions (Image: GETTY)
On top of this, claimants of PIP may also be able to get money off their council tax bills.
According to Citizens Advice, the exact reduction will vary from person to person but local councils can provide additional information.
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PIP or Personal Independence Payments, are available to individuals to provide them with support for some of the additional financial burdens associated with certain conditions. While PIP can offer support to claimants, a petition has recently criticised the Government for its handling of the application process. The petition, appearing on the official Parliament website, is entitled “Review the Personal Independence Payment (PIP) application process” and has urged the Government to take action to help claimants.