In the United Kingdom, individuals who have any mental or physical health issues or disability or who are not able to perform everyday tasks will be able to receive a four weekly financial assistance through the PIP program, aimed to help to offset the extra living costs and alleviate the individual’s financial burden.
From April 7, 2025, PIP payment rates are going to rise by 1.7%. The maximum Personal Independence Payment (PIP) combined payment amount will be £749.80 that will be paid to qualifying individuals after every four weeks through the direct deposit into your bank account or into your building society account.
PIP Payment Increase Date UK
Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is basically designed to provide support to cover extra living costs if you have long term physical or mental health issues or disability or if you are facing difficulties doing specific daily living tasks or getting around just due to your condition.
Individuals will be able to receive PIP payment even if they’re working, have some savings or are receiving other government benefits.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced that benefits such as Personal Independence Payment (PIP) are going to increase by 1.7% for the 2025-26 financial year. The DWP also confirmed that the new increased payment rates will be applied from April 7, 2025.
What will be the increased payments of PIP for 2025?
PIP payment is currently worth between £28.70 and £184.30 per week. As the PIP benefit payment is distributed after every four weeks, it means that an individual receives 13 payments in a year. For 2024-25 the PIP amount is between £114.80 and £737.20. But it is important to know that from the 7th of April 2025, the PIP increase payment rates will be following:
- Enhanced daily living component: £110.40 weekly (increased from £108.55)
- Standard daily living component: £73.90 weekly (increased from £72.65)
- Enhanced mobility component: £77.05 weekly (increased from £75.75)
- Standard mobility component: £29.20 weekly (increased from £28.70)
In the financial year 2025-26, according to the PIP increases, individuals will get between £29.20 and £187.45 weekly, between £116.80 and £749.80 monthly or after every four weeks. The yearly PIP payment will be between £1,518.40 to £9,747.40.
Who is eligible for a PIP payment increase in the UK?
To receive the PIP payment increase in the United Kingdom individuals need to satisfy the below listed eligibility requirements.
- Applicants need to be at least 16 or over years old.
- Claimants need to have long-term physical or mental health issues or disabilities.
- Individuals need to face difficulties doing daily living tasks or getting around.
- To qualify, claimants need to expect the difficulties or disabilities will remain for at least 12 months after they started.
- Those who haven’t received the PIP payment before need to be under State Pension age.If an individual is over the State Pension age then they need to apply for Attendance Allowance instead of PIP payment.
How can you apply for a PIP payment increase in the UK?
Steps to apply for PIP increased payment in 2025 are listed below.
- Navigate to the https://www.gov.uk/pip/how-to-claim Website.
- Locate the apply for PIP online button and then click it.
- Enter your postcode to check whether you are eligible to apply online or not.
- If you will be eligible for applying PIP online then an application form will appear on the screen.
- You need to outline all the necessary details such as your name, address, city, state, zip code, telephone number, email address, date of birth, National Insurance number, etc.
- Enter your physician or any health worker’s name, residential address and mobile number, dates and addresses of care houses or hospitals in which you are admitted at any time, abroad living details, etc.
- Put out your bank account details or your building society account number in which you want to receive your PIP payment.
- After verifying all your entered details submit your application form for PIP payment.