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92 conditions were added to the list this year (Image: Maskot via Getty Images)
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released a list of medical conditions that have seen people qualify for the weekly £114 Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
PIP offers vital financial assistance to millions of people throughout England and Wales. As of April 2026, over 3.7 million claimants depend on this benefit to help cover the additional costs linked to long-term disabilities, physical health conditions, or mental health challenges.
The tax-free, non-means-tested payment is intended to help individuals with their daily living and mobility requirements. Eligibility is based on the impact a condition has on a person's life, rather than their employment status, savings, or any other income.
PIP consists of a "daily living" component and a "mobility" component. Applicants may qualify for one, both, or neither, subject to their assessment, reports the Manchester Evening News.
In January, the DWP revised its payment rates for 2026, and released data including 177 conditions that people currently on PIP suffer from, including 92 new ones.

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DWP's updated PIP rates for 2026
The updated rates are as follows:
Daily Living Component
Standard Rate: £76.70 per week
Enhanced Rate: £114.60 per week
Mobility Component
Standard Rate: £30.30 per week
Enhanced Rate: £80.00 per week
Those eligible for the maximum support — enhanced rates for both components — will receive £194.60 per week, equating to £778.40 per four-week pay period. Those qualifying for the standard rates across both components will receive £107.00 per week, totalling £428.00 per four-week pay period.
There were 3,926,015 cases of entitlement for PIP across the country as of January 2026 - the latest data available and released by the DWP.
Full list of 177 medical conditions being claimed for the benefit
- Anaemia
- Haemolytic disorders
- Metabolic red cell disorders
- Clotting disorders
- Platelet disorders
- Blood disorders
- Viral diseases
- Bacterial diseases
- Protozoal diseases
- Other infectious diseases
- Cancers of the gastrointestinal tract
- Cancers of the respiratory tract
- Cancers of the genitourinary tract
- Cancers of the haematological system
- Cancers of the skin
- Cancer of the brain and spinal cord
- Cancers of bone
- Cancer of breast
- Unknown primary
- Cancers of the adrenal gland
- Other cancers
- Other sarcomas
- Hyperlipidaemia
- Inborn errors of metabolism
- Amyloidosis
- Porphyria
- Obesity
- Other metabolic diseases
- Personality disorder
- Specific learning disorder
- Stress reactions
- Anxiety disorders
- Obsessive compulsive disorder
- Mixed anxiety and depressive disorders
- Somatoform and dissociative disorders
- Mood disorders
- Psychotic disorders
- Cognitive disorders
- Eating disorders
- Substance (mis) use disorders
- Factitious disorder
- Learning disability global
- Autistic spectrum disorders
- Hyperkinetic disorder
- Conduct disorder
- Enuresis
- Faecal soiling (encopresis)
- Other psychiatric disorders of childhood
- Cerebrovascular disease
- Epilepsy
- Non epileptic disturbance of consciousness
- Movement disorders
- Multiple sclerosis
- Benign tumours
- Hydrocephalus
- Headache
- Head injury
- Spinal cord compression
- Degenerative neuronal diseases
- Cerebral palsy
- Spina bifida
- Ataxia
- Neuropathy
- Peripheral nerve injury
- Disease of muscle
- Muscular dystrophy
- Infections
- Other neurological disorders
- Diseases of conjunctiva, cornea, eyelids and lacrimal apparatus
- Uveitis
- Glaucoma
- Injuries - Visual
- Vitreous disease
- Diseases of the retina and optic nerve
- Cataract
- Refractive errors
- Disorders of eye movement
- Visual field defects
- Other diseases affecting vision
- Conductive hearing loss
- Sensorineural hearing loss
- Mixed hearing loss
- Other diseases affecting hearing & balance
- Aneurysm
- Cardiac arrhythmias
- Cardiac failure
- Cardiomyopathy
- Congenital heart disease
- Heart transplantation
- Hypertension
- Ischaemic heart disease (coronary artery disease)
- Pericarditis
- Valve disease
- Peripheral arterial disease
- Peripheral venous disease
- Other cardiovascular disease
- Diseases of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum
- Diseases of the small bowel
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Diseases of the colon
- Diseases of the rectum and anus
- Irritable bowel syndrome
- Benign tumours of the gastrointestinal tract
- Abdominal hernias
- Congenital disorders of the GI tract
- Other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
- Chronic hepatitis
- Cirrhosis
- Liver failure
- Liver transplantation
- Disease of gallbladder and biliary tract
- Diseases of the pancreas
- Infections and parasites
- Papulosquamous and inflammatory rashes
- Bullous disease
- Diseases of blood vessels/lymphatics
- Diseases of collagen and elastic tissue
- Burns
- Other skin disease
- Osteoarthritis
- Chronic pain syndromes
- Inflammatory arthritis
- Crystal deposition disorders
- Osteonecrosis and osteochondritis
- Metabolic and endocrine disorders
- Genetic disorders, dysplasias and malformations
- Benign tumours of bone
- Fracture complications
- Other generalised musculoskeletal disease
- Shoulder disorders
- Elbow disorders
- Wrist and hand disorders
- Neck disorders
- Non specific back pain
- Specific back pain
- Hip disorders
- Knee disorders
- Ankle and foot disorders
- Amputations
- Injuries/fracture/Dislocation
- Other regional musculoskeletal disease
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
- Antiphospholipid syndrome
- Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
- Sjogren’s syndrome
- Vasculitis
- Other autoimmune disease
- Urinary incontinence
- Kidney disease
- Renal failure
- Diseases of bladder, urethra, prostate, testes and penis
- Diseases of the ovary, uterus, cervix, vagina and vulva
- Other genitourinary disease
- Hypothalamic and pituitary disease
- Pancreatic disease
- Thyroid disease
- Adrenal disease
- Parathyroid disease
- Other endocrine diseases
- Diseases of the upper respiratory tract
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis/emphysema)
- Bronchiectasis
- Cystic fibrosis
- Asthma
- Pulmonary fibrosis
- Pneumoconiosis
- Granulomatous lung disease and pulmonary infiltration
- Disease of the pleura
- Lung transplantation
- Heart and lung transplantation
- Pulmonary embolus
- Infectious diseases of the respiratory tract
- Other diseases of the lower respiratory tract
- Multisystem
- Extremes of age
- Hypersensitivity diseases
- Other diseases of the immune system
To begin a claim, call the DWP at 0800 917 2222. This initial contact date is vital for backdating claims should they prove successful. Applicants will subsequently receive the "PIP2" form, titled: 'How your disability affects you'.
Providing thorough detail regarding specific limitations, along with supporting evidence — such as medical reports or GP letters — is crucial to the outcome of any application.
The DWP will then arrange an assessment with a qualified health professional, which may be carried out via telephone, video call, or in person, depending on the individual applicant's needs.
Further information and full application details can be found on the official Gov.uk website.


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