Claim: More people are eligible for support under PIP than DLA.
Fact-check: Are people with mental health conditions now receiving higher disability benefit payments? - Full Fact
Verdict: it's unlikely. pip was designed so that fewer people would be eligible than would be the case under dla. a quarter of people claiming dla for mental health conditions did not qualify for pip when reassessed.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Sinéad Boultwood
Date published: 2017-07-04T00:00:00