Have the PIP rates for April 2027 been announced? No. As of the government has not said how much PIP will be from April 2027. The new rates are normally worked out from the inflation figure for September 2026, which the Office for National Statistics (ONS) publishes on 21 October 2026, and confirmed around the Budget on 28 October 2026. Until April 2027, PIP stays at the 2026/27 rates: £76.70 or £114.60 a week for daily living and £30.30 or £80.00 a week for mobility.
Status: not announced (last checked 8 October 2026)
- September 2026 inflation figure: due Wednesday 21 October 2026 at 7am
- Budget: Wednesday 28 October 2026
- New rates paid from: April 2027, automatically
We will update this page on 21 October, when the September inflation figure is published, and again when the April 2027 rates are announced.
Where Things Stand in October 2026
PIP normally goes up every April. What changes from year to year is by how much. For April 2027, three things are already known and one is not:
- Known: there has to be a review. The law requires the Work and Pensions Secretary to review benefit rates in every tax year and, if prices have gone up, to increase PIP by at least as much.
- Known: when the inflation figure arrives. The figure normally used, CPI inflation for the 12 months to September 2026, is published by the ONS on 21 October 2026.
- Known: when the Budget is. HM Treasury has confirmed the Budget for 28 October 2026. Last year the new benefit rates were set out in a written statement on Budget day.
- Not known yet: the actual increase. Nobody has the April 2027 percentage or the new weekly amounts until the September inflation figure is out and the government confirms the rates.
So if you see an article or a video saying PIP "will rise to" a precise amount in April 2027, treat it as a guess. Some of those figures rely on an older inflation reading, as explained below.
Key Dates for the April 2027 PIP Rise
| Date | What happens |
|---|---|
| 16 September 2026 | The ONS published CPI inflation for the 12 months to August 2026: 3.1%. This is the latest figure, but not the month normally used for uprating. |
| 21 October 2026, 7am | The ONS publishes CPI inflation for the 12 months to September 2026, the figure normally used for the April increase in PIP and most other benefits. |
| 28 October 2026 | The Autumn Budget. New benefit rates are normally set out around this time in a written statement from the Work and Pensions Secretary, followed by the DWP's table of proposed rates. |
| Early 2027 | Parliament approves the Up-rating Order that writes the new amounts into law. In 2026 the order was made on 2 March. |
| April 2027 | The new rates start, no later than the week beginning Monday 12 April 2027 (the first Monday of the 2027/28 tax year), or on an earlier April date set in the order. In 2026 they started on 6 April. |
Sources: ONS release calendar, HM Treasury (Budget date confirmed on 31 July 2026), Social Security Administration Act 1992, section 150 and the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026.
How the Yearly PIP Increase Works
The yearly increase is called uprating. It follows the same steps every year, and none of them needs anything from you:
- The review. Section 150 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992 requires the Work and Pensions Secretary to review benefit rates in every tax year, to see whether they have kept their value against the general level of prices.
- The inflation figure. In practice the review uses CPI inflation for the 12 months to September. The April 2026 increase of 3.8% matched CPI for the year to September 2025.
- The legal minimum. PIP is one of the benefits where, if prices have gone up, the law says the rates must rise by at least the same percentage. That is why PIP went up in each of the last five years, including by 10.1% in April 2023. Each new rate is then rounded: the PIP rates of recent years have all been multiples of 5p.
- The announcement. The new rates are normally set out in a written ministerial statement in the autumn, and the DWP then publishes its table of proposed benefit and pension rates. For 2026/27 the statement was made on 26 November 2025, which was Budget day.
- The Up-rating Order. Parliament approves a statutory instrument that puts the new amounts into the PIP rules. For 2026/27 this was the Social Security Benefits Up-rating Order 2026, whose article 15 replaced the four PIP rates in regulation 24 of the PIP Regulations 2013.
- Payment. The DWP applies the new rates automatically from April. You do not need to apply, call or fill in a form.
PIP Rates Now: What You Get Until April 2027
These are the 2026/27 rates, paid since 6 April 2026. They stay in place until the April 2027 rates start.
| Component and rate | Per week | Every 4 weeks | Monthly (52/12) | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daily living, standard | £76.70 | £306.80 | £332.37 | £3,988.40 |
| Daily living, enhanced | £114.60 | £458.40 | £496.60 | £5,959.20 |
| Mobility, standard | £30.30 | £121.20 | £131.30 | £1,575.60 |
| Mobility, enhanced | £80.00 | £320.00 | £346.67 | £4,160.00 |
| Maximum (both enhanced) | £194.60 | £778.40 | £843.27 | £10,119.20 |
Source: GOV.UK, checked 8 October 2026. PIP is paid every 4 weeks; monthly is the weekly rate x 52 / 12, an average for budgeting.
For all 8 possible combinations of the two components, see the full table on our PIP rates 2026/27 page, and for how the 13 payments a year fall across the calendar, see how much PIP is per month. Which rate you get depends on your points, not your diagnosis: our How much PIP will I get? guide shows what each points score pays.
What a Rise Would Look Like in Pounds
We are not going to guess the April 2027 figure, because the inflation number it normally depends on does not exist yet. What you can do now is see how much each percentage point of increase is worth, then apply the real percentage once it is published.
| Rate now (2026/27) | Each 1 percentage point adds, per week | Per 4-weekly payment |
|---|---|---|
| Daily living, standard: £76.70 | about 77p | about £3.07 |
| Daily living, enhanced: £114.60 | about £1.15 | about £4.58 |
| Mobility, standard: £30.30 | about 30p | about £1.21 |
| Mobility, enhanced: £80.00 | 80p | £3.20 |
| Maximum: £194.60 | about £1.95 | about £7.78 |
Two things can make the real figures differ slightly from the rule of thumb. First, each new rate is rounded (the PIP rates of recent years have all been multiples of 5p), so the actual increase can be a few pence more or less. Second, the law sets a minimum, not a maximum: the government can choose to raise rates by more than inflation, although for PIP it has normally used the September CPI figure.
Be Careful With "£798 Every 4 Weeks" Headlines
Estimates like this are not dishonest in themselves, but they are easy to mistake for an announcement, and they can be out of date within weeks. If you are planning a budget, a Motability decision or a payment arrangement around a new PIP amount, wait for the official rates. We will put them on this page and on our PIP rates page as soon as they are published.
How Much PIP Went Up in Previous Years
Looking back shows how much the April rise can vary. It depends almost entirely on what inflation was doing in the September before:
| April | Rise | Maximum award a week | Change in the maximum a week |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 3.1% | £156.90 | +£4.75 |
| 2023 | 10.1% | £172.75 | +£15.85 |
| 2024 | 6.7% | £184.30 | +£11.55 |
| 2025 | 1.7% | £187.45 | +£3.15 |
| 2026 | 3.8% | £194.60 | +£7.15 |
Source: DWP benefit and pension rates papers for each year (2022 to 2023, 2023 to 2024, 2024 to 2025, 2025 to 2026, 2026 to 2027). The 2022 change is measured against the 2021/22 maximum of £152.15.
The full history of all four rates, and how much each one rose between 2025/26 and 2026/27, is on our PIP rates history table.
Do You Need to Do Anything?
No. If you already get PIP, the new rate is applied automatically from April 2027. You do not need to contact the DWP, reapply or send any form. Your payment day stays the same.
Because PIP is paid every 4 weeks in arrears, the first payment after the change can be partly at the old rate and partly at the new one, so the full increase may only show from the following payment. Our PIP payment dates page has a calculator that lists your next 13 payment dates.
If you are still waiting for a decision when the new rates start, any award and back payment is normally worked out at the rate that applied to each week, so weeks after the change are paid at the new rate.
Will Anything Else Change PIP in 2027?
The yearly uprating changes the amounts, not the rules. The points needed are the same: 8 points in a component for the standard rate and 12 for the enhanced rate, added up across activities. The proposed "4-point rule", which would have required at least 4 points in a single daily living activity, was removed from the Universal Credit and Personal Independence Payment Bill in July 2025 and is not coming in (see the 4-point rule explained).
Longer-term changes to the assessment depend on the independent Timms Review. Anything it recommends would need a final report, a government response and new legislation before it could apply to claims. Our monthly PIP news and changes page tracks where that stands, and the review frequency changes from April 2026 explain how often existing awards are now looked at again.
If you get PIP alongside Universal Credit, the April uprating of PIP does not reduce your UC, because PIP is not counted as income: see PIP and Universal Credit.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Have the PIP rates for April 2027 been announced?
No. As of 8 October 2026 the April 2027 PIP rates have not been announced. They are normally set using CPI inflation for the 12 months to September 2026, which the ONS publishes on 21 October 2026, and confirmed around the Budget on 28 October 2026. Until April 2027 PIP stays at £76.70 or £114.60 a week for daily living and £30.30 or £80.00 a week for mobility.
How much will PIP go up in April 2027?
Nobody knows the exact figure yet, because it normally depends on the September 2026 inflation rate, which is published on 21 October 2026. As a rule of thumb, each 1 percentage point of increase adds about £1.95 a week to the maximum award of £194.60, which is about £7.78 more per 4-weekly payment.
When will the new PIP rates for 2027 be announced?
Normally in the autumn, around the Budget, which is on 28 October 2026. Last year the 2026/27 rates were set out in a written statement on Budget day, 26 November 2025, and the DWP published its table of proposed rates the next day.
When do the new PIP rates start in April 2027?
By law the new rates must start no later than the week beginning Monday 12 April 2027, the first Monday of the 2027/28 tax year, and the Up-rating Order can set an earlier date in April. In 2026 they started on 6 April. Because PIP is paid every 4 weeks in arrears, the first payment after the change can be partly at the old rate.
Do I need to do anything to get the new PIP rate?
No. The increase is applied automatically to everyone who gets PIP. You do not need to contact the DWP, reapply or fill in a form.
Is PIP going up to £798 every 4 weeks?
Not officially. About £798 every 4 weeks is an estimate for the maximum award that relies on an older inflation reading, roughly a 2.5% rise on today's £778.40. No April 2027 rates have been announced, and the figure normally used, CPI for the 12 months to September 2026, is published on 21 October 2026.
Can PIP be frozen or cut in April 2027?
Nothing like that has been announced. The law says that when prices have gone up, PIP rates must be increased by at least the same percentage, so a freeze or cut would need a change in the law. The PIP scoring rules are also unchanged: the proposed 4-point rule was dropped in July 2025.