Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) revealed there has been an increase in the number of Scots claiming Personal Independence Payment (PIP) during lockdown by almost three per cent.
The data shows that by the end of July, a total of 273,899 Scots were claiming PIP - an increase of 7,789 (2.7%) since the beginning of April.
The total number of women claiming the benefit during that period increased by 4,412 (3%) to 149,709 while the number of men claiming rose by 3,377 (2.8%) to 124,190.Glasgow saw the largest hike in successful claims with an increase of 1,217 taking the city’s total number of PIP claimants to 42,608.
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