DWP giving extra £600 to PIP claimants suffering from one of 25 health conditions from Monday

From Monday, the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) will be giving a financial boost of up to £600 to those on Personal Independence Payments (PIP).

This is due to the DWP’s annual review of benefits in line with inflation, which this year was measured at 6.7% in September 2023. As such, various benefits, including disability benefits, will see an increase from Monday, April 8.

This means that if you have a health condition or disability that impacts your daily life, you could see your benefits boosted by up to £737 over the next 12 months, or £9,583.60 per year in total from a maximum of £184.30 per week.

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PIP payments are comprised of two elements for living and two for mobility. For each component, there is a standard and an enhanced rate. From today, the components for PIP will be:

• The standard rate for daily living: is £72.65 a week (up by £4.55 from £68.10 a week, adding an extra £236 a year)
• The enhanced rate for daily living: £108.55 (up by £6.80 from £101.75 a week, adding an extra £353.60 a year)

• Standard rate for mobility: £28.70 (up by £1.80 from £26.90, adding an extra £93.60 a year)
• Enhanced rate for mobility: £75.75 (up by £4.75 from £71 a week, adding an extra £247 a year)

Across the four PIP categories, the increases will see payments rise by £930.20 a year. However, each individual can only claim one of each pair. If you qualify for the 2024/2025 enhanced daily living and mobility components of PIP, you’ll get £184.30 a week, £798.63 a month and £9,583.60 a year. This is an increase of £11.55 a week, £50.05 a month and £600.06 a year.

To qualify for PIP, you must have a health condition or disability that has caused difficulties with daily living or mobility (or both) for three months. These issues must be expected to persist for at least another nine months. Typically, you also need to have resided in the UK for at least two of the past three years and be in the country when you apply.

It’s very important to remember that PIP is not paid depending on your medical condition or disability but instead on how your condition affects your daily life and your ability to do daily tasks. This means a whole range of medical conditions and disabilities could make you entitled to the payment – below are just 25 which could make you entitled to PIP.