- PIP daily living pays £76.70 a week at the standard rate and £114.60 at the enhanced rate.1
- PIP mobility pays £30.30 a week at the standard rate and £80.00 at the enhanced rate.1
- The most you can get is £194.60 a week, with both parts at the enhanced rate: £778.40 every 4 weeks or £10,119.20 a year.1
- You need at least 8 points for the standard rate and 12 points for the enhanced rate of each part.3
- PIP is tax free and is not affected by your income or savings. It is usually paid every 4 weeks.1
PIP rates 2026/27: a week, every 4 weeks, a month and a year
Here is every PIP rate for 2026/27. PIP is paid every 4 weeks, so the monthly column is only for budgeting (the weekly rate x 52 / 12).1
| A week | Every 4 weeks | A month (budgeting) | A year | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily living, standard | £76.70 | £306.80 | £332.37 | £3,988.40 |
| Daily living, enhanced | £114.60 | £458.40 | £496.60 | £5,959.20 |
| Mobility, standard | £30.30 | £121.20 | £131.30 | £1,575.60 |
| Mobility, enhanced | £80.00 | £320.00 | £346.67 | £4,160.00 |
| Both components, standard | £107.00 | £428.00 | £463.67 | £5,564.00 |
| Both components, enhanced (the most you can get) | £194.60 | £778.40 | £843.27 | £10,119.20 |
You can get one part or both, and each part is paid at its own rate. For example, enhanced daily living with standard mobility is £144.90 a week, and standard daily living with enhanced mobility is £156.70 a week.
Worked example: what a full award adds up to
PIP is quoted weekly but paid every 4 weeks, so the yearly value is easy to under-estimate. Here is an award at the enhanced rate for both parts:
| Daily living, enhanced | £114.60 a week |
| Mobility, enhanced | £80.00 a week |
| Together | £194.60 a week |
| Paid every 4 weeks | £778.40 |
| Over a year (x 52) | £10,119.20 |
All of it is tax free, and none of it is counted as income for Universal Credit.1
How many points do you need for PIP?
Each part is scored separately. 8 to 11 points gives the standard rate and 12 or more gives the enhanced rate. Under 8 points means nothing for that part, even if you score well in the other.3
Daily living looks at 10 activities: preparing food, eating and drinking, managing medicines or treatments, washing and bathing, using the toilet, dressing, talking and understanding, reading, socialising and managing money. Mobility looks at planning and following a journey and moving around.1
For each activity the assessor asks whether you can do it safely, to a good enough standard, as often as you need to and in a reasonable time. Your rate depends on how your condition affects you, not on your diagnosis.
Is PIP means-tested?
No. PIP is not affected by your income or savings, and you can get it whether or not you work.1
PIP is also tax free.1 Many people who work full time, or have savings, wrongly assume they cannot claim.
How PIP works with Universal Credit and other benefits
PIP is not counted as income for Universal Credit, so it never reduces your UC.
PIP does not itself give you the UC health element (limited capability for work and work-related activity). That depends on a separate Work Capability Assessment.
If anyone in your household gets PIP, the benefit cap does not apply to you.6 If a young person aged 16 to 19 in your UC claim gets PIP, UC adds a disabled child amount of £164.79 a month, or £514.71 if they get the enhanced daily living rate.
A PIP daily living award at either rate can let someone who cares for you claim Carer's Allowance.
Other help PIP can open up
The enhanced mobility rate lets you use the Motability scheme to lease a car, scooter or powered wheelchair, and it exempts a vehicle from vehicle tax.
In England you get a Blue Badge without a further assessment if you score 8 points or more for moving around, or 10 points for planning and following journeys because you cannot undertake any journey without overwhelming psychological distress.5
When and how PIP is paid
PIP is usually paid every 4 weeks into your bank, building society or credit union account.1
Rates normally go up each April. The figures on this page are for the 2026/27 tax year. We will add the 2027/28 rates here once DWP publishes them.
Your own award is for a set period and is then reviewed. If your condition gets worse, you can report a change and ask for your award to be looked at again.
PIP in Scotland: Adult Disability Payment
If you live in Scotland you apply for Adult Disability Payment instead of PIP.2 It is run by Social Security Scotland.
Adult Disability Payment has the same weekly amounts as PIP in 2026/27: £76.70 or £114.60 for daily living and £30.30 or £80.00 for mobility.4
Claiming PIP and challenging a decision
New claims start with a phone call to DWP on 0800 917 2222. DWP then sends a form asking how your condition affects you. Describe a typical week, including bad days, and send any evidence you have.
Most people then have an assessment with a health professional, who writes a report. DWP makes the decision.
If you think the decision is wrong, ask for a mandatory reconsideration within one month. If that does not change it, you can appeal to an independent tribunal.
Before you go
PIP Claim Pack 2026/27
- What each of the 12 activities is really assessing, with worked examples
- A 7-day diary and an evidence organiser
£4.99 one-off · full refund if you ask within 14 days