Personal independence payments (PIP)

Personal independence payments can help with the extra costs of disability or long-term health conditions for people aged 16 to 64. It is a non-means tested benefit.

To qualify for PIP you must:

  • be between 16 and 64 years of age.
  • be able to satisfy the daily living/mobility tests for three months prior to claiming.
  • be likely to satisfy the daily living/mobility tests for at least nine months after claiming.

The payment you receive will be made up of a daily living element and a mobility element:

Daily living element

  • Standard rate - if you have a limited ability to carry out daily living activities.
  • Enhanced rate - if you have a severely limited ability to carry out daily living activities.

Mobility element

  • Standard rate - if you have a limited ability to carry out mobility activities.
  • Enhanced rate - if you have a severely limited ability to carry out mobility activities.

People who are terminally ill, and where life expectancy is less than six months, will not have to satisfy the period condition for the mobility element.

Find out more and apply

To find out if you are eligible, how much you might get, how you will be assessed, and to apply, visit the government website.