Some DWP PIP claimants due over £10,100 from April

DWP has confirmed the new PIP rates for the new financial year

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The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed how much Personal Independence Payment (PIP) will rise by from April. DWP will boost disability benefit payments by 3.8 per cent from April 6

Currently, PIP is valued between £29.20 and £187.45 per week, equating to payment awards ranging from £116.80 to £749.80 every four weeks. The uprating will see payments climb to between £30.30 and £194.60, or £121.20 and £778.40 every four-week payment period, with those on the highest payments receiving £10,119.20 over the year.

The Scottish Government has also confirmed that devolved benefits such as Adult Disability Payment (ADP), Child Disability Payment, Pension Age Disability Payment (PADP), Carer Support Payment and Scottish Adult Disability Living Allowance will match the same payment rates as DWP benefits, as reported by the Daily Record.

PIP and ADP payment rates 2026/27

PIP and ADP consist of two components – daily living and mobility. PIP will be paid at the following amounts per week from Monday, April 6.

Bear in mind, most benefits – including PIP and Adult Disability Payment – are typically paid four weeks in arrears. This means no one will receive the full amount of the new rate until one payment cycle after April 6 has been completed.

Until that timeframe has elapsed, claimants will receive a mixture of old and new rates in their next scheduled payment after April 6.

Daily Living component

• Enhanced: £114.60 (from £110.40)
• Standard: £76.70 (from £73.90)

Mobility component

• Enhanced: £80.00 (from £77.05)
• Standard: £30.30 (from £29.20)

PIP and ADP payment combinations 2026/27

People on PIP or ADP could be granted the lowest rate of one or both parts, the highest rate of one or both parts, or a mixed award of the lower or higher rates of each component. The DWP will send letters to all claimants before April outlining their new payment rates.

There are eight possible awards, these are listed below.

Single component award only

You may be awarded the lower or higher daily living or mobility component:

• Standard daily living only – £76.70 per week, £306.80 per pay period
• Enhanced daily living only – £114.60 per week, £458.40 per pay period
• Standard mobility only – £30.30 per week, £121.20 per pay period
• Enhanced mobility only – £80.00 per week, £320.00 per pay period

Lower rate for daily living and mobility

If you are on the lower rates of both components, your new payments are forecast to be:

• Standard daily living and standard mobility – £107 per week, £428 per pay period

Higher rate for daily living and mobility

If you are on the higher rates of both components, your new payments are forecast to be:

• Enhanced daily living and enhanced mobility – £194.60 per week, £778.40 per pay period

Lower rate of one component and higher rate of the other

If you are on the lower rate of one component and the higher rate of the other, your new payments are forecast to be:

• Standard daily living and enhanced mobility – £156.70 per week, £626.80 per pay period
• Enhanced daily living and standard mobility – £144.90 per week, £579.60 per pay period

Remember, PIP and all disability benefits are tax-free and do not impact the benefit cap.