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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:

Standard Rate: £76.70 per week

Enhanced Rate: £114.60 per week

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

  1. Anaemia
  2. Haemolytic disorders
  3. Metabolic red cell disorders
  4. Clotting disorders
  5. Platelet disorders
  6. Blood disorders
  7. Viral diseases
  8. Bacterial diseases
  9. Protozoal diseases
  10. Other infectious diseases
  11. Cancers of the gastrointestinal tract
  12. Cancers of the respiratory tract
  13. Cancers of the genitourinary tract
  14. Cancers of the haematological system
  15. Cancers of the skin
  16. Cancer of the brain and spinal cord
  17. Cancers of bone
  18. Cancer of breast
  19. Unknown primary
  20. Cancers of the adrenal gland
  21. Other cancers
  22. Other sarcomas
  23. Hyperlipidaemia
  24. Inborn errors of metabolism
  25. Amyloidosis
  26. Porphyria
  27. Obesity
  28. Other metabolic diseases
  29. Personality disorder
  30. Specific learning disorder
  31. Stress reactions
  32. Anxiety disorders
  33. Obsessive compulsive disorder
  34. Mixed anxiety and depressive disorders
  35. Somatoform and dissociative disorders
  36. Mood disorders
  37. Psychotic disorders
  38. Cognitive disorders
  39. Eating disorders
  40. Substance (mis) use disorders
  41. Factitious disorder
  42. Learning disability global
  43. Autistic spectrum disorders
  44. Hyperkinetic disorder
  45. Conduct disorder
  46. Enuresis
  47. Faecal soiling (encopresis)
  48. Other psychiatric disorders of childhood
  49. Cerebrovascular disease
  50. Epilepsy
  51. Non epileptic disturbance of consciousness
  52. Movement disorders
  53. Multiple sclerosis
  54. Benign tumours
  55. Hydrocephalus
  56. Headache
  57. Head injury
  58. Spinal cord compression
  59. Degenerative neuronal diseases
  60. Cerebral palsy
  61. Spina bifida
  62. Ataxia
  63. Neuropathy
  64. Peripheral nerve injury
  65. Disease of muscle
  66. Muscular dystrophy
  67. Infections
  68. Other neurological disorders
  69. Diseases of conjunctiva, cornea, eyelids and lacrimal apparatus
  70. Uveitis
  71. Glaucoma
  72. Injuries – Visual
  73. Vitreous disease
  74. Diseases of the retina and optic nerve
  75. Cataract
  76. Refractive errors
  77. Disorders of eye movement
  78. Visual field defects
  79. Other diseases affecting vision
  80. Conductive hearing loss
  81. Sensorineural hearing loss
  82. Mixed hearing loss
  83. Other diseases affecting hearing & balance
  84. Aneurysm
  85. Cardiac arrhythmias
  86. Cardiac failure
  87. Cardiomyopathy
  88. Congenital heart disease
  89. Heart transplantation
  90. Hypertension
  91. Ischaemic heart disease (coronary artery disease)
  92. Pericarditis
  93. Valve disease
  94. Peripheral arterial disease
  95. Peripheral venous disease
  96. Other cardiovascular disease
  97. Diseases of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum
  98. Diseases of the small bowel
  99. Inflammatory bowel disease
  100. Diseases of the colon
  101. Diseases of the rectum and anus
  102. Irritable bowel syndrome
  103. Benign tumours of the gastrointestinal tract
  104. Abdominal hernias
  105. Congenital disorders of the GI tract
  106. Other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract
  107. Chronic hepatitis
  108. Cirrhosis
  109. Liver failure
  110. Liver transplantation
  111. Disease of gallbladder and biliary tract
  112. Diseases of the pancreas
  113. Infections and parasites
  114. Papulosquamous and inflammatory rashes
  115. Bullous disease
  116. Diseases of blood vessels/lymphatics
  117. Diseases of collagen and elastic tissue
  118. Burns
  119. Other skin disease
  120. Osteoarthritis
  121. Chronic pain syndromes
  122. Inflammatory arthritis
  123. Crystal deposition disorders
  124. Osteonecrosis and osteochondritis
  125. Metabolic and endocrine disorders
  126. Genetic disorders, dysplasias and malformations
  127. Benign tumours of bone
  128. Fracture complications
  129. Other generalised musculoskeletal disease
  130. Shoulder disorders
  131. Elbow disorders
  132. Wrist and hand disorders
  133. Neck disorders
  134. Non specific back pain
  135. Specific back pain
  136. Hip disorders
  137. Knee disorders
  138. Ankle and foot disorders
  139. Amputations
  140. Injuries/fracture/Dislocation
  141. Other regional musculoskeletal disease
  142. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)
  143. Antiphospholipid syndrome
  144. Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma)
  145. Sjogren’s syndrome
  146. Vasculitis
  147. Other autoimmune disease
  148. Urinary incontinence
  149. Kidney disease
  150. Renal failure
  151. Diseases of bladder, urethra, prostate, testes and penis
  152. Diseases of the ovary, uterus, cervix, vagina and vulva
  153. Other genitourinary disease
  154. Hypothalamic and pituitary disease
  155. Pancreatic disease
  156. Thyroid disease
  157. Adrenal disease
  158. Parathyroid disease
  159. Other endocrine diseases
  160. Diseases of the upper respiratory tract
  161. Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis/emphysema)
  162. Bronchiectasis
  163. Cystic fibrosis
  164. Asthma
  165. Pulmonary fibrosis
  166. Pneumoconiosis
  167. Granulomatous lung disease and pulmonary infiltration
  168. Disease of the pleura
  169. Lung transplantation
  170. Heart and lung transplantation
  171. Pulmonary embolus
  172. Infectious diseases of the respiratory tract
  173. Other diseases of the lower respiratory tract
  174. Multisystem
  175. Extremes of age
  176. Hypersensitivity diseases
  177. 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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