PIP Rates 2026/27: How Much Is PIP a Week, Every 4 Weeks and a Month?

PIP rates for 2026/27, paid since 6 April 2026 and checked against GOV.UK on 24 September 2026:

PIP is paid every 4 weeks, not monthly. "Approx. monthly" is the weekly rate x 52 / 12, for budgeting. The April 2027 rates have not been announced yet: Will PIP go up in April 2027?

PIP rates in 2026 are £76.70 a week (standard daily living), £114.60 (enhanced daily living), £30.30 (standard mobility) and £80.00 (enhanced mobility). The maximum award - enhanced daily living plus enhanced mobility - is £194.60 a week, which works out at £778.40 every 4 weeks (how PIP is actually paid) or £10,119.20 a year. Below is the full breakdown for every component combination, what each works out at per month, and how points translate to each rate.

Daily Living Component

Standard rate: £76.70 per week (about £332.37 per month / £3,988.40 per year)

You need 8-11 points across daily living activities to get standard rate.

Enhanced rate: £114.60 per week (£496.60 per month / £5,959.20 per year)

You need 12 or more points across daily living activities to get enhanced rate.

Mobility Component

Standard rate: £30.30 per week (£131.30 per month / £1,575.60 per year)

You need 8-11 points across mobility activities to get standard rate.

Enhanced rate: £80.00 per week (£346.67 per month / £4,160.00 per year)

You need 12 or more points across mobility activities to get enhanced rate. Enhanced mobility also qualifies you for a Motability vehicle.

Maximum Combined Award

Enhanced daily living + Enhanced mobility = £194.60 per week

That is £843.27 per month or £10,119.20 per year.

Will PIP Go Up in April 2027?

Last checked: 24 September 2026. Nothing official has been announced yet about PIP rates for April 2027. If you have seen a headline saying PIP "will rise to" a particular amount, that figure is an estimate, not a confirmed rate. This is how the yearly increase normally works and where things stand:

• The inflation link. PIP normally goes up each April in line with CPI inflation for the 12 months to the previous September. The April 2026 rise of 3.8% matched CPI for the year to September 2025.
• Where inflation is now. The latest ONS figure, published on 16 September 2026, shows CPI rose by 3.1% in the 12 months to August 2026, up from 2.9% in July. The August figure is not the one normally used.
• 21 October 2026. The ONS publishes the September 2026 CPI figure, which is the one normally used for the April 2027 increase.
• 28 October 2026. The Budget. Last year the new benefit rates were set out on Budget day (26 November 2025), so the April 2027 PIP rates would normally be confirmed around this time in the autumn.
• April 2027. Any increase would be paid from April 2027. If you already get PIP, you do not need to do anything.

What Else Does PIP Unlock?

Getting PIP can entitle you to additional benefits and premiums:

• Enhanced mobility - Motability scheme (lease a car, scooter or wheelchair), Blue Badge, vehicle tax exemption
• Daily living at either rate - Carer's Allowance for someone who looks after you, if they meet the other conditions (worth £86.45/week in 2026/27)
• Any PIP award - it does not reduce your Universal Credit, and the benefit cap does not apply to you

How Points Work

PIP has 12 activities - 10 for daily living and 2 for mobility. Each activity has descriptors worth 0 to 12 points. Your scores are added up separately for daily living and mobility. You need at least 8 points in either component to qualify.

You may have heard about a proposed "4-point rule" (needing 4 points in a single daily living activity). That was Clause 5 of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill, and it was removed on 1 July 2025. It is not coming. The existing scoring system continues to apply. Any future changes to PIP eligibility rest with the independent Timms Review, which is expected to publish its final report late in 2026.

How to Get the Highest Rate

Enhanced daily living requires 12+ points across your daily living activities. Enhanced mobility requires 12+ points on the two mobility activities. The key to reaching enhanced rate is the reliability criteria - if you can't do something safely, repeatedly, to an acceptable standard or in a reasonable time, you should be scored as if you can't do it at all. This often pushes people from standard (8-11 points) to enhanced (12+).

Rate Combinations - What You Could Receive

Most claimants receive one of these combinations:

• Standard daily living only: £76.70/week = £3,988.40/year
• Enhanced daily living only: £114.60/week = £5,959.20/year
• Standard daily living + standard mobility: £107.00/week = £5,564/year
• Standard daily living + enhanced mobility: £156.70/week = £8,148.40/year
• Enhanced daily living + standard mobility: £144.90/week = £7,534.80/year
• Enhanced daily living + enhanced mobility (maximum): £194.60/week = £10,119.20/year
• Standard mobility only: £30.30/week = £1,575.60/year
• Enhanced mobility only: £80.00/week = £4,160/year

The "average" PIP claimant receives somewhere around £125-150/week, depending on the mix of standard and enhanced. Most successful claims have at least one component at enhanced rate.

How Often PIP Is Paid

PIP is paid every 4 weeks (every 28 days, not monthly) directly into your bank account. The first payment includes any backpayment from the date you registered the claim. Subsequent payments fall on the same day of the week, 4 weeks apart.

If a payment date falls on a bank holiday, it is usually paid early. PIP is not paid on weekends - if the date falls on Saturday or Sunday, payment is brought forward to Friday.

What Lands in Your Bank Every 4 Weeks

Because PIP is paid 4-weekly, the amount that actually arrives is the weekly rate multiplied by four. It looks slightly lower than the per-month figures above because a calendar month is a little longer than 4 weeks. Both are correct - one is the payment, the other is the budgeting figure.

Daily living: £306.80 standard or £458.40 enhanced, per payment

Mobility: £121.20 standard or £320.00 enhanced, per payment

Both components at the enhanced rate: £778.40 per payment - the maximum PIP award, worth about £843 per calendar month or £10,119.20 a year.

If you receive both standard components, that is £107.00 a week: £428.00 per payment and about £5,564 a year.

Combining PIP With Other Benefits - The Real Numbers

For a single claimant under 25 with no children, enhanced PIP plus UC with LCWRA element gives approximately:

• UC standard allowance: £338.58/month (single, under 25)
• UC LCWRA element: £217.26/month (most new claims from April 2026)
• PIP enhanced daily living: £496.60/month
• PIP enhanced mobility: £346.67/month
• Total before housing costs: £1,399.11/month = roughly £16,789/year tax-free

Add UC housing element (variable by area, but typically £500-1,200/month) and a claimant could receive £24,000-£32,000/year tax-free. This makes PIP combined with related benefits significantly higher than the National Living Wage at 37.5 hours/week before tax.

The "4-Point Rule" Was Scrapped: No New Threshold for 2026

In 2025 the government proposed a change that would have required PIP claimants to score at least 4 points in a single daily living activity to qualify for the daily living component (Clause 5 of the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill). After a Labour backbench rebellion, Clause 5 was removed on 1 July 2025 and dropped permanently at the bill's third reading on 9 July 2025. There is no new single-activity threshold for PIP. The existing scoring system continues:

• 8+ points across daily living activities for standard daily living, 12+ for enhanced
• 8+ points across mobility activities for standard mobility, 12+ for enhanced
• Points can be combined across activities; no single-activity floor

Any future changes to PIP eligibility now rest with the independent Timms Review, which is expected to publish its final report late in 2026. The review will examine the assessment criteria and is being co-produced with disabled people. Whatever it recommends would require new legislation after that. See our PIP changes 2026 guide for the full picture. Strong single-activity scoring remains best practice for any PIP claim, because clear assistance, supervision, or prompting needs (4+ points) are easier for assessors to award than scattered aid descriptors (usually 2 points each). The precise wording on your PIP2 form still matters.

Frequently Asked Questions

When do PIP rates go up next?

PIP rates normally go up every April in line with the previous September's CPI inflation rate. The 2026/27 rates increased by 3.8% from 6 April 2026. The next increase is due in April 2027 and would normally be confirmed in the autumn, based on September 2026 CPI. You don't need to do anything - increases are applied automatically.

Will PIP go up in April 2027?

Nothing is confirmed yet (checked 24 September 2026). PIP normally rises each April in line with CPI inflation for the year to the previous September. The ONS publishes the September 2026 figure on 21 October 2026 and the Budget is on 28 October 2026, so the April 2027 rates would normally be confirmed around then. Any figure in the press before that is an estimate.

Do I get the new rates automatically?

Yes. If you're already receiving PIP, the rate increase is applied automatically in your next payment after 6 April. You don't need to contact the DWP or reapply.

Is PIP taxed?

No. PIP is completely tax-free in all forms - regular payments and backpayments. You do not need to declare it on a self-assessment tax return or include it on a P11D.

Does PIP affect my Universal Credit?

No - PIP is paid in addition to UC. It is not counted as income for UC means-testing. PIP does not give you the UC health element (LCWRA) by itself: that is decided separately, usually through a Work Capability Assessment. The LCWRA element is £217.26 a month for most new claims from April 2026, or £429.80 a month for people who are terminally ill or meet the severe conditions criteria.

What if I have savings of more than £16,000?

PIP is not means-tested - savings do not affect entitlement. You can have any amount of capital and still claim. However, if you receive UC or other means-tested benefits, savings over £16,000 disqualify those (PIP backpayments are disregarded for 12 months).

Will my PIP be reduced if I work?

No. PIP is not work-tested. You can work full-time, part-time, self-employed, voluntary or not at all - your PIP is unaffected. Many PIP claimants work in roles adapted to their condition.

How much PIP can I get with a terminal illness?

Under Special Rules (SR1), you automatically receive enhanced daily living. The mobility component requires you to meet Activity 11 or 12 descriptors separately, but most terminally ill claimants qualify for enhanced mobility too. So most SR1 claims pay £194.60/week = £10,119.20/year.

How much is PIP per month?

PIP is paid every 4 weeks rather than calendar monthly. Each payment is £306.80 or £458.40 for daily living, plus £121.20 or £320.00 for mobility. The maximum is £778.40 every 4 weeks, which works out at about £843 per calendar month.

How much is standard rate PIP?

For 2026/27 the standard rate is £76.70 a week for daily living and £30.30 a week for mobility. Both together come to £107.00 a week, paid as £428.00 every 4 weeks.

What is the difference between weekly and monthly rates?

PIP is calculated weekly but paid every 4 weeks, so each payment covers 4 weeks, slightly less than a calendar month. Over a full year (52 weeks) you receive 13 four-weekly payments. The approx. monthly figures on this page are the weekly rate x 52 / 12, which is useful for budgeting.

Are PIP rates different if you are over 65 or State Pension age?

No. PIP pays the same rates at every age. If you already get PIP when you reach State Pension age (66), your award carries on at the same rates and is uprated every April like everyone else's, although the mobility component cannot normally be added or increased after that point. If you have never claimed and are over 66, you claim Attendance Allowance instead, which in 2026/27 pays £76.70 or £114.60 a week - the same figures as PIP daily living - but has no mobility component.

What were the PIP rates in 2025/26, and how much did they rise?

In 2025/26 daily living was £73.90 (standard) or £110.40 (enhanced) and mobility was £29.20 or £77.05. From 6 April 2026 they rose by 3.8% to £76.70, £114.60, £30.30 and £80.00. The next change is due in April 2027, based on the September 2026 inflation figure.