PIP (Personal Independence Payment) — Rates & Eligibility

What is PIP?

Tax-free money for people with a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability that makes everyday tasks or getting around difficult.

Who may qualify

• You're 16 or over and under State Pension age for a new claim
• You have a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability
• It makes everyday tasks (daily living) or getting around (mobility), or both, difficult
• You've typically needed this help for 3 months and expect it to continue for at least 9 more
• You live in the UK

Payment rates

Not means-tested — your income and savings don't affect these rates.

How it's assessed, not calculated

Unlike most benefits on this site, PIP has no income/savings formula to run. Instead, DWP (or an assessment provider) scores how your condition affects you across a set of daily living and mobility activities, using points thresholds to decide whether you get the standard or enhanced rate of each component, or neither. This means a website questionnaire genuinely cannot tell you what you'd get — our Benefits Checker only confirms whether the basic gateway facts apply to you, and always points you to the official process for the real assessment.

How to apply

Start a claim by phone (or online in some areas) via GOV.UK, then complete the "How your disability affects you" (PIP2) form in detail — this is the single most important part of the process. Most claimants are then invited to an assessment, in person, by phone, or by video call.