Benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Disability Living Allowance (DLA) provide crucial support to disabled people, mainly to help them to cover their extra living costs. These benefits consist of two components: a daily living part, which assists with everyday tasks, and a mobility part, which helps to cover expenses associated with limited mobility. However, previous research has shown that disabled households allocate a larger proportion of their income to essential expenses like food and energy compared to non-disabled households. This suggests that disability benefits are also used to cover essential costs beyond daily living and mobility expenses.
