DWP PIP changes are to provide claimants with eight new levels of disability support from April 2025. Personal Independence Payment is designed to cover the extra costs of a disability or long-term mental or physical health condition.
More than 3.6 million in Britain are receiving the benefit from the Department for Work and Pensions. A huge shake-up of the system is due to be set out this spring in efforts to trim soaring expenditure.
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is intended to help with extra living costs if someone’s medical issues make it difficult to manage everyday activities and move around. You can get PIP even if you’re working, have savings or are on most other types of state benefits.
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Points are awarded at health assessments for a person’s ability to carry out specified activities and are used to decide if a person will receive PIP and at what level. Claims are reviewed after a set period of between nine months and 10 years and payments may then stop, increase, reduce, or be kept at the same level.
The payment rates of PIP and most other benefits are to rise by 1.7 per cent from April, in line with September’s inflation, and these are all the new amounts that will be given out in the new financial year, as major reforms loom on the horizon.
PIP payment levels for 2025/2026
PIP awards are based on a weekly payment rate but are paid out every four weeks. So in months that span five weeks, you could get one PIP payment in your account at the start of the month and another at the end of the same month. Here are all the eight possible payment amounts you could receive from April 2025.
1. Standard daily living only
Payment rate: increasing from £72.65 to £73.90
Monthly amount (every four weeks): increasing from £290.60 to £295.60
Annual amount (based on 52 weeks): increasing from £3,777.80 to £3,842.80
2. Enhanced daily living only
Payment rate: increasing from £108.55 to £110.40
Monthly amount (every four weeks): increasing from £434.20 to £441.60
Annual amount (based on 52 weeks): increasing from £5,644.60 to £5,740.80
3. Standard mobility only
Payment rate: increasing from £28.70 to £29.20
Monthly amount (every four weeks): increasing from £114.80 to £116.80
Annual amount (based on 52 weeks): increasing from £1,492.40 to £1,518.40
4. Enhanced mobility only
Payment rate: increasing from £75.75 to £77.05
Monthly amount (every four weeks): increasing from £303 to £308.20
Annual amount (based on 52 weeks): increasing from £3,939 to £4,006.60
5. Standard daily living plus standard mobility
Payment rate: increasing from £101.35 to £103.10
Monthly amount (every four weeks): increasing from £405.40 to £412.40
Annual amount (based on 52 weeks): increasing from £5,270.20 to £5,361.20
6. Standard daily living plus enhanced mobility
Payment rate: increasing from £148.40 to £150.95
Monthly amount (every four weeks): increasing from £593.60 to £603.80
Annual amount (based on 52 weeks): increasing from £7,716.80 to £7,849.40
7. Enhanced daily living plus standard mobility
Payment rate: increasing from £137.25 to £139.60
Monthly amount (every four weeks): increasing from £549 to £558.40
Annual amount (based on 52 weeks): increasing from £7,137 to £7,259.20
8. Enhanced daily living plus enhanced mobility
Payment rate: increasing from £184.30 to £187.45
Monthly amount (every four weeks): increasing from £737.20 to £749.80
Annual amount (based on 52 weeks): increasing from £9,583.60 to £9,747.40
This means the minimum payment a person can receive will go up to £116.80 every four weeks. The maximum will be £749.80 every four weeks.
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