The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the complete list of 46 mental health conditions that qualify for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), with eligible claimants receiving up to £458 per month. Conditions such as ADHD, depression, and anxiety are included in the list, alongside many others.
PIP Payment Details
PIP is designed to help individuals with the extra costs of living with a disability or long-term health condition. The daily living component is paid at either a standard rate of £76.70 per week or an enhanced rate of £114.60 per week, which equates to £458 per month. The mobility component is paid at £30.30 per week (standard) or £80.00 per week (enhanced). These rates apply from April 2026.
How PIP is Assessed
The DWP assesses how difficult claimants find daily living and mobility tasks. For each task, they consider whether the individual can perform it safely, how long it takes, and whether they need help from another person or special equipment. To qualify, claimants must experience difficulty with tasks more than half of the days over a 12-month period.
Full List of 46 Mental Health Conditions
The following conditions are included in the DWP's list, along with the number of claimants for each:
- Dyslexia: 4,298
- Dyspraxia: 3,972
- Specific learning disorder - other / type not known: 24,715
- Speech or language disorder: 4,014
- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): 64,843
- Stress reaction disorders - Other / type not known: 1,101
- Agoraphobia: 7,117
- Anxiety disorders - Other / type not known: 37,691
- Generalised anxiety disorder: 14,681
- Panic disorder: 3,629
- Phobia - Social: 3,359
- Phobia - Specific: 370
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): 11,929
- Anxiety and depressive disorders - mixed: 428,084
- Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD): 591
- Conversion disorder (hysteria): 286
- Dissociative disorders - Other / type not known: 985
- Somatoform disorders - Other / type not known: 130
- Bipolar affective disorder (Hypomania / Mania): 56,435
- Depressive disorder: 91,009
- Mood disorders - Other / type not known: 5,303
- Psychotic disorders - Other / type not known: 33,953
- Schizoaffective disorder: 13,937
- Schizophrenia: 82,571
- Cognitive disorder due to stroke: 4,503
- Cognitive disorders - Other / type not known: 7,717
- Dementia: 14,690
- Anorexia nervosa: 5,174
- Bulimia nervosa: 802
- Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS): 2,230
- Alcohol misuse: 12,990
- Drug misuse: 4,691
- Factitious disorders - Other / type not known: 23
- Munchausen syndrome: 11
- Down's syndrome: 21,547
- Fragile X syndrome: 2,320
- Learning disability - Other / type not known: 148,804
- Asperger syndrome: 30,471
- Autism: 217,612
- Retts disorder: 456
- ADHD / ADD: 94,753
- Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder): 1,236
- Bedwetting (enuresis): 46
- Faecal soiling (encopresis): 63
- Psychiatric disorders of childhood - Other / type not known: 947
Additional Support
Claimants with substantial caring needs may also enable their carer to receive Carer's Allowance. The DWP continues to process PIP claims, and the latest figures provide transparency on the number of people receiving support for each condition.
