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This article addresses the frequently asked question - how much do you get on PIP? The answer depends on your circumstances somewhat so we'll outline the framework and help you figure out how mum you might be eligible to receive on Personal Independence Payment in the UK.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is designed to help individuals with the extra costs associated with long-term ill-health or disability. The system is structured in a way that it can accurately reflect the varied needs of different individuals. That is to say, the greater your needs, the more PIP you are likely to be eligible for.

The benefit is also divided into two components: the Daily Living component and the Mobility component. Each of these components has two rates - the standard rate and the enhanced rate. This is why answering the question 'how much pip can I get' isn't totally straightforward.

Let's look next at the details of these different components and rates to see what you might be eligible for.

Personal Independence Payment Components and Rates

There are two components to PIP - The Daily Living Component and the Mobility Component. Claimants may be awarded one or both components during your pip claim. If your circumstances change, your pip award may need to change too. It's all about how your disability affects your daily life and ability to carry out everyday tasks.

Daily Living Component

The Daily Living Component looks at how your condition affects your ability to manage everyday personal tasks. This can include things like preparing and cooking food safely, eating and drinking, managing medication or therapy, washing and bathing, using the toilet, dressing appropriately, communicating with others, reading and understanding written information, making budgeting decisions, and engaging with people socially.

The assessment focuses on how difficult these activities are for you and whether you need help, supervision, prompting, or aids to carry them out safely and reliably. There are two pip rates for the DLC - standard and enhanced and the weekly amounts are shown below.

Daily Living Component	2025/26	2026/27
Standard Rate (per week)	£73.90	£76.70
Enhanced Rate (per week)	£110.40	£114.60

Per year, the standard rate works out at £3,962.40 and the enhanced rate £5,959.20.

Daily Living Component Standard Rate Qualification Criteria

The standard rate of the Daily Living Component is awarded to people who have a moderate level of difficulty carrying out everyday personal tasks.

To qualify for the standard rate, you must score between 8 and 11 points across the daily living activities assessed as part of your Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claim.

Points are awarded based on how much help you need with activities such as:

• preparing and cooking food safely
• eating and drinking
• managing medication or therapy
• washing and bathing
• using the toilet
• dressing and undressing
• communicating verbally
• reading and understanding written information
• engaging with other people face-to-face
• making budgeting decisions

The assessment considers whether you need:

• assistance from another person
• supervision to stay safe
• prompting or encouragement
• aids or adaptations

You must be unable to complete activities safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly, and within a reasonable time without that support.

Daily Living Component Enhanced Rate Qualification Criteria

The enhanced rate of the Daily Living Component is awarded to people who have a severe level of difficulty with daily living activities.

To qualify for the enhanced rate, you must score 12 points or more across the daily living activities assessed.

This level is usually awarded where a person:

• needs significant help or supervision with several daily activities, or
• cannot carry out certain essential tasks at all, or
• is at substantial risk if they attempt tasks without support

As with the standard rate, the assessment looks at whether you can complete activities:

• safely
• to an acceptable standard
• repeatedly
• within a reasonable time

If you cannot meet these criteria without assistance, supervision, prompting, or aids, higher points are awarded. When the total reaches 12 or more, the enhanced rate is payable.

Mobility Component

The Mobility Component looks at how your condition affects your ability to move around and plan or follow journeys. It focuses on both your physical ability to walk and your ability to travel independently and safely.

The assessment considers whether you can carry out mobility activities safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly, and within a reasonable time. It also looks at whether you need help, supervision, prompting, or mobility aids.

The Mobility Component has two rates, depending on how significantly your condition affects your ability to travel or move around.

Mobility Component	2025/26	2026/27
Standard Rate (per week)	£29.20	£30.30
Enhanced Rate (per week)	£77.05	£80.00

Per year, the standard rate works out at £1,575.60 and the enhanced rate £4,160.00.

When Will I Get Paid PIP?

If you have been awarded pip recently and you have received a confirmation letter from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), your PIP payments should start shortly after the decision is made. In most cases, payments are made every four weeks and are usually backdated to the date you started your claim.

If you are yet to claim pip you will need to complete a claim form, attend a face to face assessment and speak to an independent health professional. This could take several weeks and receiving a response from the DWP could take longer again. In this case, it is hard to say when you might receive pip payments.

Our benefits advisors can review your circumstances and give you a prediction.

If You Are Terminally Ill

If you have a terminal illness, your claim may be processed much more quickly under what are known as the Special Rules for End of Life. This means you may not need to attend a face to face assessment, and decisions are usually made faster than standard claims.

People claiming under these rules are normally awarded the enhanced rate of the Daily Living component automatically, and payments are often arranged as quickly as possible once the claim is approved. Your healthcare professional will usually need to provide medical evidence to support the claim.

If you think these rules may apply to you or someone you care for, it is important to seek advice so the claim can be handled in the most appropriate way.

State Pension Age

If you have reached state pension age or are about to reach state pension age, the pip claim form may not be the right route for you because you will likely be looking to claim Attendance Allowance instead.

In most cases, you cannot make a new claim for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) once you have reached state pension age. Attendance Allowance is the benefit designed to support people over state pension age who need help with personal care or supervision because of illness or disability.

However, if you already receive PIP before reaching state pension age, your claim can usually continue after you reach it, provided you still meet the eligibility criteria. Your award may be reviewed from time to time, and you must still report any changes in your circumstances.

It is also important to understand that Attendance Allowance does not include a mobility component, whereas PIP does. This means that if you first develop mobility difficulties after reaching state pension age, you would normally claim Attendance Allowance rather than PIP, but support specifically for mobility is more limited.

If you are close to state pension age and thinking about making a claim, it can be helpful to seek advice about which benefit applies to your situation and whether timing may affect your eligibility.

Currently, state pension age in the UK is 66, although this is scheduled to increase in the future. If you are unsure which benefit you should claim, getting guidance before applying can help avoid delays or incorrect applications.

Claiming Other Benefits including Disability living allowance (DLA) at the same time as PIP

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is not a means-tested benefit. This means your income, savings, employment status, or partner's earnings do not affect whether you qualify or how much you receive. PIP is awarded based solely on how your health condition or disability affects your daily living and mobility needs.

You can also receive other benefits at the same time as PIP, and these do not reduce the amount of PIP you are awarded. For example, many people receive PIP alongside benefits such as Universal Credit, Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Housing Benefit, or Pension Credit. In some cases, receiving PIP can actually increase the amount of other benefits you receive, because it can make you eligible for additional premiums or extra elements.

However, you generally cannot be paid Disability Living Allowance (DLA) and PIP at the same time for the same person. DLA is gradually being replaced by PIP for people aged 16 and over. If you already receive DLA, you may at some point be invited to apply for PIP instead. If your PIP claim is successful, your DLA payments will usually stop.

In summary, PIP is separate from most other benefits and does not reduce them, but you normally cannot receive both DLA and PIP for yourself at the same time.

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