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Tens of thousands of people with conditions including arthritis, MS and psychosis have had their benefits cut or stopped after moving to a new Tory system.

Detailed statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show the reality of the 650,000 former Disability Living Allowance claimants who've lost out since 2013.

This week the Mirror reported how 46% of former DLA claimants lost money after moving to new benefit Personal Independence Payment (PIP).

In total, of the 1.424million DLA claimants reassessed for PIP by October 2019, 306,000 (22%) had their benefit cut, 293,000 (21%) had it stopped after an assessment, 58,000 (4%) had it stopped before assessment and 9,000 (1%) withdrew their claim.

In contrast 556,000 claimants (39%) saw their award rise and 200,000 (14%) had it unchanged.

But the DWP's detailed figures give a fascinating insight that show the real people behind the numbers.

The worst-hit were people with psychosis, 87,824 of whom either failed a PIP assessment entirely or had their money cut since 2013. By comparison, 63,395 saw their payment rise.

Some 86,042 arthritis sufferers had their PIP cut or stopped when they moved from DLA - while 68,256 saw it go up.

Scroll down for the full list of disabilities and how they are hit.

Epilepsy sufferers were also badly hit, with 23,640 losing some or all of their benefits compared to 12,344 who received more.

And 10,247 people with MS, 2,188 with AIDS and 960 with cystic fibrosis saw their money either cut or stopped.

Since 2013, even 69 double amputees have had their money cut when moving from DLA to PIP - while 161 saw their award go up.

Some groups were better off on average. 6,533 blind people saw payments cut or stopped but 23,098 saw them rise.

Likewise 39,020 people with learning difficulties lost out but 86,567 were better off.

These figures only relate to claimants who were already on the old DLA system when they claimed PIP.

And they do not include people who lost their benefits before an assessment, failed to attend an appointment, or withdrew their claim.

MS sufferer Rachel Taylor, from Halifax, West Yorkshire, told the Mirror she lost her adapted Motability car for around a year after her benefits were cut moving from DLA to PIP.

The 50-year-old mother-of-one and librarian uses a zimmer frame, walking stick and mobility scooter to get around.

But despite claiming DLA since 2002 she said she was awarded the lower rates of PIP after a 2016 assessment.

She waited around a year until, weeks before her appeal tribunal, she said she received a phone call saying she'd get the higher rate after all.

She told the Mirror: "I ended up taking several thousand pounds out of my pension pot.

"The stress has been immeasurable.

"I take pride in what Im able still able to do. But I now believe I was penalised for trying to keep my independence.

Ms Taylor still works part-time but said "I couldn't be more disabled."

She added: The local bus goes from a mile away but I cant walk to the end of my driveway.

"Theres no hope for me walking to catch a bus. I have a son that I have to get to school."

The DWP said Ms Taylor received 3,000 in arrears and a 2,000 transition payment for the Motability scheme.

A DWP spokesman added: Ms Taylor was granted enhanced level mobility Personal Independence Payment as soon as further evidence became available and a back payment of almost 3,000 was paid in arrears.

The DWP figures were condemned by charities earlier this week. Geoff Firmister of the Disability Benefits Consortium, which represents more than 100 groups, said: "These figures are very worrying and we suspect many of the decisions are wrong."

James Taylor of disability equality charity Scope said the figures were "extremely worrying". He added: Consistently high levels of PIP decisions are being overturned, which demonstrates the assessment is not fit for purpose."

A DWP spokesman said: The Government now spends more than 55 billion every year to support disabled people, more than at any time under the DLA system; with more people benefitting from support through PIP than did under DLA.

Most people get PIP after being reassessed from DLA.

"More than half have their award maintained or increased, with 29% receiving the highest level of support compared to 16% under DLA.

Here are the figures from the government.NOTE: Conditions are exactly as listed by the DWP. Figures only include reassessments from DLA to PIP.

Psychosis - More money: 63395 Less: 37916 Nothing: 49908

Psychoneurosis - More money: 48376 Less: 15408 Nothing: 35587

Learning Difficulties - More money: 86567 Less: 6697 Nothing: 32323

Arthritis - More money: 68256 Less: 65438 Nothing: 20604

Epilepsy - More money: 12344 Less: 8403 Nothing: 15237

Disease Of The Muscles Bones or Joints - More money: 31677 Less: 18572 Nothing: 12543

Back Pain - Other / Precise Diagnosis not Specified - More money: 31193 Less: 33449 Nothing: 8925

Neurological Diseases - More money: 22151 Less: 11918 Nothing: 7647

Heart Disease - More money: 9907 Less: 8829 Nothing: 4893

Chronic Pain Syndromes - More money: 11483 Less: 11254 Nothing: 4552

Hyperkinetic Syndrome - More money: 3737 Less: 1606 Nothing: 4452

Blindness - More money: 23098 Less: 2234 Nothing: 4299

Trauma to Limbs - More money: 10401 Less: 6658 Nothing: 4288

Personality Disorder - More money: 4755 Less: 3802 Nothing: 4165

Malignant Disease - More money: 5226 Less: 5431 Nothing: 3832

Cerebrovascular Disease - More money: 15472 Less: 7819 Nothing: 3631

Diabetes Mellitus - More money: 4560 Less: 3063 Nothing: 3426

Deafness - More money: 8864 Less: 2553 Nothing: 3396

Spondylosis - More money: 10520 Less: 10339 Nothing: 3087

Behavioral Disorder - More money: 3863 Less: 978 Nothing: 2811

Chest Disease - More money: 11761 Less: 8095 Nothing: 2632

Alcohol and Drug Abuse - More money: 4746 Less: 1900 Nothing: 2563

Major Trauma Other than Traumatic Paraplegia/Tetraplegia - More money: 4646 Less: 1727 Nothing: 2362

Multiple Sclerosis - More money: 11647 Less: 7970 Nothing: 2277

Unknown/Transfer from AA - More money: 21484 Less: 2813 Nothing: 2099

Asthma - More money: 3693 Less: 2614 Nothing: 1476

Renal Disorders - More money: 1984 Less: 2160 Nothing: 1417

Inflammatory Bowel Disease - More money: 979 Less: 1385 Nothing: 1184

Bowel and Stomach Disease - More money: 1535 Less: 1592 Nothing: 1182

Peripheral vascular Disease - More money: 2783 Less: 1968 Nothing: 1142

Skin Disease - More money: 1388 Less: 1069 Nothing: 1116

AIDS - More money: 552 Less: 1211 Nothing: 977

Multi System Disorders - More money: 2091 Less: 2156 Nothing: 928

Metabolic Disease - More money: 1809 Less: 1928 Nothing: 664

Terminally Ill - More money: 74 Less: 1292 Nothing: 641

Cystic Fibrosis - More money: 723 Less: 358 Nothing: 602

Blood Disorders - More money: 521 Less: 645 Nothing: 490

Dementia - More money: 2722 Less: 204 Nothing: 332

Parkinsons Disease - More money: 2353 Less: 1093 Nothing: 238

Cognitive disorder - other / precise diagnosis not specified - More money: 480 Less: 103 Nothing: 223

Haemophilia - More money: 113 Less: 164 Nothing: 141

Severely Mentally impaired - More money: 91 Less: 260 Nothing: 96

Haemodialysis - More money: 101 Less: 73 Nothing: 78

Traumatic Paraplegia/Tetraplegia - More money: 1104 Less: 687 Nothing: 61

Multiple Allergy Syndrome - More money: 60 Less: 44 Nothing: 45

Motor Neurone Disease - More money: 227 Less: 107 Nothing: 40

Infectious diseases - other / precise diagnosis not specified - More money: 56 Less: 37 Nothing: 39

Infectious diseases: Bacterial disease - Tuberculosis - More money: 37 Less: 37 Nothing: 25

Total Parenteral Nutrition - More money: 17 Less: 11 Nothing: 12

Infectious diseases: Bacterial disease - precise diagnosis not specified - More money: 15 Less: 10 Nothing: 10

Frailty - More money: 52 Less: 42 Nothing: 8

Deaf/Blind - More money: 153 Less: 13 Nothing: 5

Double Amputee - More money: 161 Less: 69 Nothing: ..

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