Those who claim the disability benefit Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will see the amount they get rise from today.
Like other Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) benefits, PIP will be going up by 10.1% from Monday, April 10.
PIP is paid to people who have long term mental or physical health conditions or disabilities.
As of 2023, around three million people in the UK claim it.
First introduced in 2013, PIP is paid dependent on how your condition affects your daily life rather than the condition itself.
If you can claim it, the amount you get depends on how your condition affects your daily life.
PIP is made up of two components - a daily living rate and a mobility rate - and you can be entitled to both or just one of these.
These components are then split again, into the standard rate and the enhanced rate.
Here is how much PIP is rising by from today:
Daily living component
- Standard weekly rate: £68.10 - up from 61.85
- Enhanced weekly rate: £101.75 - up from £92.40
Mobility component
- Standard weekly rate: £26.90 - up from £24.45
- Enhanced weekly rate: £71 - up from £64.50
That means anyone awarded both of the higher payments would get £172.75 a week, equivalent to £691 a month or £8,983 a year.
According to DWP data, 35%, or one in three cases of PIP claimants, receive the highest level of benefit.
PIP is paid on a specific day every four weeks and the date you are paid is confirmed by the DWP when your claim is accepted.
This means if you are due a PIP payment at the beginning of April, then you won't see the increase until your May payment.
If your payment date is on a bank holiday, you’ll usually be paid before the bank holiday.
After that, you’ll continue to get paid as normal.
How to claim PIP
You can get PIP if all of the following apply to you:
- you’re 16 or over
- you have a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability
- you have difficulty doing certain everyday tasks or getting around
- you expect the difficulties to last for at least 12 months from when they started
If you believe you're eligible, you must call the PIP claim line on 0800 917 2222 between Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm.
You will need to have your contact number, date of birth, National Insurance number, and your bank or building society account number and sort code.
