Overview
- The Department for Work and Pensions has set new rates from April 2026: daily living rises to £76.70 (standard) and £114.60 (enhanced), and mobility to £30.30 (standard) and £80 (enhanced).
- Claimants eligible for both enhanced elements will receive up to £194.60 a week, equal to £10,119 a year.
- The DWP will write to all claimants before April, with those on the highest combined rate seeing around £778.40 per four-week payment period.
- A Public Accounts Committee report found only 51% of claims were processed within 75 working days in 2024–25 and called the delays unacceptable; the DWP said the Timms Review is examining PIP for future improvements.
- PIP awards are backdated to the first contact with the DWP, and Turn2Us says backpayments can be taken as a lump sum or instalments and are generally disregarded for other benefits for a year, with specific rules for sums over £5,000.