The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has officially released the list of medical conditions that could make individuals eligible for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), with some beneficiaries receiving up to £114.60 per week for daily living assistance. PIP is designed to provide financial support to people living with long-term physical or mental health conditions.
As of April 2026, more than 3.7 million people are receiving this benefit to help with the extra costs associated with disability. The payment is tax-free and not means-tested, meaning eligibility is determined by how a condition affects a person’s daily life rather than their income, savings, or employment status.
PIP consists of two components: a daily living component and a mobility component. Claimants may qualify for one or both, depending on their individual needs and the outcome of an assessment. If you live in Scotland, you need to apply for Adult Disability Payment (ADP) instead of PIP.
Payment Rates
Following a 3.8% increase earlier this year, the current weekly rates for the daily living component are £76.70 for the standard rate and £114.60 for the enhanced rate. The mobility component pays £30.30 at the standard rate and £80.00 at the enhanced rate. Those eligible for the highest level of support for both components can receive up to £194.60 per week, or £778.40 every four weeks. Claimants receiving the standard rates for both components would receive £107 per week.
According to the latest available data from the DWP, there were 3,926,015 active PIP claims as of January 2026.
Conditions and Eligibility
The DWP has updated its guidance to include a wide range of conditions that may qualify for PIP, with dozens of additional conditions added in recent updates. However, officials stress that entitlement is not based solely on a diagnosis. Instead, assessments focus on how a condition affects a person’s ability to carry out everyday activities, such as preparing food, managing medication, communicating, and moving around.
Here is the full list of 177 medical conditions covered under the benefit:
- Anaemia
- Haemolytic disorders
- Metabolic red cell disorders
- Clotting disorders
- Platelet disorders
- Blood disorders
- Viral diseases
- Bacterial diseases
- Protozoal diseases
- Other infectious diseases
- Cancers of the gastrointestinal tract
- Cancers of the respiratory tract
- Cancers of the genitourinary tract
- Cancers of the haematological system
- Cancers of the skin
- Cancer of the brain and spinal cord
- Cancers of bone
- Cancer of breast
- Unknown primary
- Cancers of the adrenal gland
- Other cancers
- Other sarcomas
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Inborn errors of metabolism
- Amyloidosis
- Porphyria
- Obesity
- Other metabolic diseases
- Personality disorder
- Specific learning disorder
- Stress reactions
- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Mixed anxiety and depressive disorders
- Somatoform and dissociative disorders
- Mood disorders
- Psychotic disorders
- Cognitive disorders
- Eating disorders
- Substance (mis) use disorders
- Factitious disorder
- Learning disability global
- Autistic spectrum disorders
- Hyperkinetic disorder
- Conduct disorder
- Enuresis
- Faecal soiling (encopresis)
- Other psychiatric disorders of childhood
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Epilepsy
- Non epileptic disturbance of consciousness
- Movement disorders
- Multiple sclerosis
- Benign tumours
- Hydrocephalus
- Headache
- Head injury
- Spinal cord compression
- Degenerative neuronal diseases
- Cerebral palsy
- Spina bifida
- Ataxia
- Neuropathy
- Peripheral nerve injury
- Disease of muscle
- Muscular dystrophy
- Infections
- Other neurological disorders
- Diseases of conjunctiva, cornea, eyelids and lacrimal apparatus
- Uveitis
- Glaucoma
- Injuries - Visual
- Vitreous disease
- Diseases of the retina and optic nerve
- Cataract
- Refractive errors
- Disorders of eye movement
- Visual field defects
- Other diseases affecting vision
- Conductive hearing loss
- Sensorineural hearing loss
- Mixed hearing loss
- Other diseases affecting hearing & balance
- Aneurysm
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Cardiac failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congenital heart disease
- Heart transplantation
- Hypertension
- Ischaemic heart disease (coronary artery disease)
- Pericarditis
- Valve disease
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Peripheral venous disease
- Other cardiovascular disease
- Diseases of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum
- Diseases of the small bowel
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Diseases of the colon
- Diseases of the rectum and anus
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Benign tumours of the gastrointestinal tract
- Abdominal hernias
- Congenital disorders of the GI tract
- Other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
- Chronic hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Liver failure
- Liver transplantation
- Disease of gallbladder and biliary tract
- Diseases of the pancreas
- Infections and parasites
- Papulosquamous and inflammatory rashes
- Bullous disease
- Diseases of blood vessels/lymphatics
- Diseases of collagen and elastic tissue
- Burns
- Other skin disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Chronic pain syndromes
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Crystal deposition disorders
- Osteonecrosis and osteochondritis
- Metabolic and endocrine disorders
- Genetic disorders, dysplasias and malformations
- Benign tumours of bone
- Fracture complications
- Other generalised musculoskeletal disease
- Shoulder disorders
- Elbow disorders
- Wrist and hand disorders
- Neck disorders
- Non specific back pain
- Specific back pain
- Hip disorders
- Knee disorders
- Ankle and foot disorders
- Amputations
- Injuries/fracture/Dislocation
- Other regional musculoskeletal disease
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- Sjogren’s syndrome
- Vasculitis
- Other autoimmune disease
- Urinary incontinence
- Kidney disease
- Renal failure
- Diseases of bladder, urethra, prostate, testes and penis
- Diseases of the ovary, uterus, cervix, vagina and vulva
- Other genitourinary disease
- Hypothalamic and pituitary disease
- Pancreatic disease
- Thyroid disease
- Adrenal disease
- Parathyroid disease
- Other endocrine diseases
- Diseases of the upper respiratory tract
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis/emphysema)
- Bronchiectasis
- Cystic fibrosis
- Asthma
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Pneumoconiosis
- Granulomatous lung disease and pulmonary infiltration
- Disease of the pleura
- Lung transplantation
- Heart and lung transplantation
- Pulmonary embolus
- Infectious diseases of the respiratory tract
- Other diseases of the lower respiratory tract
- Multisystem
- Extremes of age
- Hypersensitivity diseases
- Other diseases of the immune system
How to Apply
To begin a claim, applicants must contact the DWP, which records the start date of the claim for backdating purposes. Claimants are then sent a form titled 'How your disability affects you', where they must provide detailed information about their condition and how it impacts their daily life.
Supporting evidence, such as medical reports or letters from a GP, can strengthen an application. Most applicants will also be asked to attend an assessment with a health professional, which may take place over the phone, by video call, or in person.
Further information, including full eligibility guidance and application details, is available via the Government’s official website.
