Read me: What is Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and who is eligible?

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What is PIP?

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a benefit designed to help with the extra costs resulting from disability or long-term ill health.

To quote from the official government website, “you must have a long-term condition or disability and face difficulties with ‘daily living’ or getting around (and) you must have had these difficulties for 3 months and expect them to last for at least 9 months (to be eligible for PIP).”

Pip rates can vary depending on how your disability affects you. PIP assessments follow a points system. The points you receive in your assessment decide which rate you will be awarded.

For the daily living component

Your weekly amount will be:

• £76.70 for standard rate (8 to 11 points)
• or £114.60 for enhanced rate (12 or more points)

For the mobility component

Your weekly amount will be:

• £30.30 for standard rate (8 to 11 points)
• or £80 for enhanced rate (12 or more points)

Receiving enhanced rate mobility component usually means you are eligible for the Motability Scheme.

You can find out more about Personal Independent Payment on Scope's PIP page: Personal Independence Payment (PIP)

Links updated August 2026