The Department for Work and Pensions has officially listed 48 mental health conditions that may qualify individuals for Personal Independence Payment, with the enhanced daily living component reaching up to £456 per month.
PIP Components and Rates
PIP consists of two parts: the daily living component and the mobility component. The standard daily living rate is £76 per week, while the enhanced rate is £114 per week. The mobility component ranges from £29.20 to £30 per week. Entitlement depends on the number of points awarded during assessment for each component.
Daily Living Needs
Applicants may qualify for daily living support if their condition affects their ability to perform tasks such as preparing food, eating and drinking, taking medication, managing treatments, washing, bathing, toileting, dressing, speaking, reading, understanding, socialising, or handling money. Help does not need to be actually received; reminders or encouragement count as assistance.
Mobility Needs
Mobility needs apply when an individual requires help to plan or follow a journey due to a learning difficulty, mental health issue, sensory impairment, or physical difficulty walking. This includes those who cannot walk or have significant walking difficulties.
Full List of 48 Qualifying Conditions
The DWP data shows the number of claimants for each condition as of the latest records:
- Personality disorder: 58,338
- Dyslexia: 4,490
- Dyspraxia: 4,052
- Specific learning disorder (other/unknown): 24,978
- Speech disorder: 4,188
- Language disorder: 4,188
- Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): 66,816
- Stress reaction disorders (other/unknown): 1,168
- Agoraphobia: 7,167
- Anxiety disorders (other/unknown): 39,033
- Generalised anxiety disorder: 15,692
- Panic disorder: 3,738
- Social phobia: 3,453
- Specific phobia: 370
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): 12,343
- Mixed anxiety and depressive disorders: 435,330
- Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD): 597
- Conversion disorder: 305
- Dissociative disorders (other/unknown): 1,009
- Somatoform disorders (other/unknown): 137
- Bipolar affective disorder: 57,088
- Depressive disorder: 93,364
- Mood disorders (other/unknown): 5,704
- Psychotic disorders (other/unknown): 34,846
- Schizoaffective disorder: 14,017
- Schizophrenia: 83,048
- Cognitive disorder due to stroke: 4,522
- Cognitive disorders (other/unknown): 7,813
- Dementia: 14,755
- Anorexia nervosa: 5,231
- Bulimia nervosa: 828
- Eating disorder not otherwise specified (EDNOS): 2,314
- Alcohol misuse: 13,313
- Drug misuse: 4,825
- Factitious disorders (other/unknown): 35
- Munchausen syndrome: 10
- Down's syndrome: 21,661
- Fragile X syndrome: 2,333
- Learning disability (other/unknown): 149,464
- Asperger syndrome: 30,551
- Autism: 227,526
- Rett's disorder: 464
- ADHD: 100,207
- ADD: 100,207
- Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder): 1,273
- Bedwetting (enuresis): 46
- Faecal soiling (encopresis): 68
- Psychiatric disorders of childhood (other/unknown): 960
Impact on Claimants
The list confirms that a wide range of mental health conditions, from common disorders like depression and anxiety to rarer conditions such as Munchausen syndrome, are recognised for PIP eligibility. The mixed anxiety and depressive disorders category has the highest number of claimants at 435,330, followed by autism (227,526) and learning disabilities (149,464). The enhanced daily living rate of £456 per month provides significant financial support for those with the most severe needs.
