Overview
- Official figures show 3,744,671 Personal Independence Payment claims in Great Britain as of April 2025, the highest on record.
- Six condition groups are most likely to receive awards lasting five years or more: visual disease; musculoskeletal disease (general and regional); neurological; respiratory; and autoimmune (connective tissue) conditions.
- More than 65% of people with visual disease receive five‑year‑plus awards, with roughly half of claimants in musculoskeletal and neurological groups also on longer terms.
- Awards range from nine months to ongoing with a light‑touch review typically every 10 years, most awards are reviewed periodically, and limited‑term awards up to two years are not reviewed; current payments range from £29.20 to £187.45 per week.
- Guidance reiterates that claimants must report changes such as altered support needs, new personal details, long hospital or care‑home stays, overseas travel over four weeks, or detention, with penalties for failing to do so; the DWP change line is 0800 121 4433.