PIP Rates 2026/27: How Much You Get and the Reform
Quick answer
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) helps with the extra costs of a long-term health condition or disability. It has two parts. The daily living part pays GBP 76.70 or GBP 114.60 a week in 2026/27; the mobility part pays GBP 30.30 or GBP 80.00. You can get one or both, so the most is GBP 194.60 a week.
PIP rates 2026/27
| Component | Weekly rate |
|---|---|
| Daily living - standard | GBP 76.70 |
| Daily living - enhanced | GBP 114.60 |
| Mobility - standard | GBP 30.30 |
| Mobility - enhanced | GBP 80.00 |
| Most you can get (both enhanced) | GBP 194.60 a week |
| Means-tested? | No - income and savings do not affect it, and you can get it in or out of work |
| How it is paid | Usually every 4 weeks |
| Scotland | Replaced by Adult Disability Payment |
Step by step
- 1
Understand the two parts
PIP has a daily living component and a mobility component, each with a standard and an enhanced rate. You can be awarded one or both.
- 2
The points assessment
A health assessment scores how much difficulty you have with everyday activities. For each component, 8 to 11 points gives the standard rate and 12 or more gives the enhanced rate.
- 3
Describe your worst days
The assessment should reflect how you are most of the time, including bad days and how you manage tasks safely, reliably and repeatedly - not just whether you can do them once.
- 4
Know the November 2026 change
From November 2026, new claims must score at least 4 points in a single daily living activity to get the daily living part. Existing claimants stay on the current rules.
- 5
Claim the knock-on help
A PIP award can unlock other support, such as Carer's Allowance for someone who looks after you, and extra amounts in Universal Credit.
Personal Independence Payment is the main disability benefit for working-age people, and the single most searched question about it is simply how much it pays. For 2026/27 the daily living part is worth GBP 76.70 or GBP 114.60 a week, and the mobility part GBP 30.30 or GBP 80.00. The two are separate, so you can be awarded one, the other, or both, up to a maximum of GBP 194.60 a week. It is not means-tested and not taxable, and you can get it whether or not you work.
What you receive comes down to a points-based assessment of how much difficulty you have with everyday activities, not your diagnosis. For each of the two components, 8 to 11 points gives the standard rate and 12 or more gives the enhanced rate. The assessment is meant to reflect how you manage most of the time, including whether you can do things safely and repeatedly, which is why describing your worst days matters.
The big change to know about is coming in November 2026. From then, new claims will need to score at least 4 points in a single daily living activity to qualify for the daily living component. This affects new claims only; if you already receive PIP you stay on the current rules until any future review. A PIP award can also unlock other help, so if someone cares for you for 35 hours a week, read our guide to Carer's Allowance, and see Attendance Allowance for the equivalent over State Pension age. This is general information, not financial advice; benefit rates and rules are changing, so check gov.uk for your own situation.
Frequently asked questions
How much is PIP in 2026?
For 2026/27 the daily living part pays GBP 76.70 (standard) or GBP 114.60 (enhanced) a week, and the mobility part pays GBP 30.30 (standard) or GBP 80.00 (enhanced). If you get the enhanced rate of both, that is GBP 194.60 a week.
What are the PIP changes in 2026?
From November 2026, new PIP claims must score at least 4 points in at least one daily living activity to qualify for the daily living component. This applies only to new claims from that date; everyone already receiving PIP stays on the current rules until any future review.
Is PIP means-tested?
No. PIP is not means-tested and not taxable, so your income, savings and whether you work do not affect it. It is based purely on how your condition affects your daily living and mobility.
What is the most PIP you can get?
The maximum is GBP 194.60 a week for 2026/27, made up of the enhanced daily living rate (GBP 114.60) plus the enhanced mobility rate (GBP 80.00). Most people receive one component, or a mix of standard and enhanced.
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