DWP confirms 178 medical conditions qualifying for up to £749 monthly payment | Personal Finance | Finance

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed a list of 178 medical conditions that qualify you to claim Personal Independence Payment (PIP). The latest government data, released last week, reveals there are currently 3,744,671 PIP claims in the UK as of April 2025.

Eligible claimants could be entitled to a regular support payment of up to £110 per week. This benefit is designed to assist those who require additional help with daily living tasks.

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) is a disability benefit provided to individuals with long-term physical or mental health conditions, disabilities, or learning difficulties. It’s particularly beneficial for people of State Pension age who wish to maintain their independence at home.

These payments are not means-tested and are tax-free. During the 2025/26 financial year, recipients will receive either £73.90 or £110.40 each week, depending on the level of support required.

Payments are typically made every four weeks, meaning eligible claimants will receive either £295.60 or £441.60 per pay period.

This follows an increase in PIP rates, along with other benefits, by 1.7% in April in line with inflation, aimed at helping households manage rising living costs.

These are the new weekly rates, but it’s important to remember that PIP is paid every four weeks:.

If you are eligible for both the enhanced daily living and enhanced mobility components of the payments, you will receive a total of £749.80 every four weeks.

Should you qualify for both the standard daily living and standard mobility components, you will receive £412.40 every four weeks.

Here is the comprehensive list of 178 medical conditions that had active PIP claims associated, along with the number of claims for each condition. The data, released last week, show the number of PIP claims as of April 2025.

Mixed anxiety and depressive disorders – 407,024.

Osteoarthritis – 285,604.

Autistic spectrum disorders – 225,344.

Specific back pain – 210,415.

Inflammatory arthritis – 186,071.

Chronic pain syndromes – 179,774.

Learning disability global – 170,746.

Mood disorders – 146,983.

Psychotic disorders – 128,324.

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis/emphysema) – 90,282.

Cerebrovascular disease – 85,621.

Hyperkinetic disorder – 83,187.

Epilepsy – 67,839.

Anxiety disorders – 61,737.

Stress reactions – 61,572.

Other neurological disorders – 59,954.

Multiple sclerosis – 56,254.

Personality disorder – 56,047.

Injuries/fracture/Dislocation – 51,497.

Non specific back pain – 48,978.

Pancreatic disease – 41,142.

Cerebral palsy – 39,916.

Specific learning disorder – 36,207.

Neuropathy – 30,779.

Movement disorders – 29,767.

Ischaemic heart disease (coronary artery disease) – 29,284.

Cancer of breast – 27,792.

Cognitive disorders – 26,858.

Asthma – 24,813.

Sensorineural hearing loss – 24,684.

Head injury – 24,355.

Knee disorders – 22,544.

Cancers of the gastrointestinal tract – 22,317.

Genetic disorders, dysplasias and malformations – 22,225.

Hip disorders – 19,644.

Cancers of the genitourinary tract – 18,339.

Wrist and hand disorders – 18,020.

Diseases of the retina and optic nerve – 18,000.

Neck disorders – 17,841.

Cancers of the haematological system – 17,748.

Amputations – 17,506.

Substance (mis) use disorders – 16,817.

Inflammatory bowel disease – 16,465.

Ankle and foot disorders – 15,321.

Visual field defects – 15,200.

Other generalised musculoskeletal disease – 14,740.

Cardiac failure – 14,584.

Other regional musculoskeletal disease – 14,528.

Spinal cord compression – 14,501.

Cancers of the respiratory tract – 13,022.

Other diseases affecting vision – 12,596.

Viral diseases – 12,407.

Metabolic and endocrine disorders – 12,404.

Kidney disease – 11,458.

Obsessive compulsive disorder – 11,208.

Cardiac arrhythmias – 10,426.

Shoulder disorders – 10,320.

Other cardiovascular disease – 9,613.

Diseases of blood vessels/lymphatics – 9,086.

Headache – 9,008.

Unknown primary – 8,783.

Renal failure – 8,163.

Benign tumours – 8,092.

Spina bifida – 8,047.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) – 7,988.

Eating disorders – 7,894.

Non epileptic disturbance of consciousness – 7,729.

Diseases of the ovary, uterus, cervix, vagina and vulva – 7,081.

Diseases of collagen and elastic tissue – 6,816.

Brain and spinal cord cancer – 6,742.

Muscle disease – 6,588.

Peripheral arterial disease – 6,332.

Mixed hearing loss – 6,182.

Muscular dystrophy – 6,077.

Unknown or missing – 6,013.

Other diseases affecting hearing and balance – 5,870.

Peripheral nerve injury – 5,645.

Hypertension – 5,541.

Cirrhosis – 5,475.

Infections – 5,381.

Congenital heart disease – 5,326.

Vasculitis – 5,017.

Peripheral venous disease – 4,947.

Papulosquamous and inflammatory rashes – 4,676.

Ataxia – 4,597.

Upper respiratory tract diseases – 4,582.

Granulomatous lung disease and pulmonary infiltration – 4,342.

Obesity – 4,256.

Cardiomyopathy – 4,150.

Other gastrointestinal tract diseases – 4,044.

Diseases of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum – 3,994.

Thyroid disease – 3,968.

Degenerative neuronal diseases – 3,950.

Glaucoma – 3,871.

Other lower respiratory tract diseases – 3,774.

Aneurysm – 3,476.

Other autoimmune disease – 3,455.

Valve disease – 3,167.

Colon diseases – 3,162.

Cystic fibrosis – 3,106.

Haemolytic disorders – 3,064.

Skin cancers – 3,060.

Pancreas diseases – 2,982.

Irritable bowel syndrome – 2,910.

Liver failure – 2,780.

Diseases of conjunctiva, cornea, eyelids and lacrimal apparatus – 2,744.

Conductive hearing loss – 2,674.

Bronchiectasis – 2,660.

Crystal deposition disorders – 2,649.

Hydrocephalus – 2,564.

Eye movement disorders – 2,489.

Small bowel diseases – 2,270.

Other skin disease – 2,193.

Fracture complications – 2,051.

Cancers of bone – 2,030.

Abdominal hernias – 1,936.

Multisystem – 1,930.

Somatoform and dissociative disorders – 1,872.

Diseases of bladder, urethra, prostate, testes and penis – 1,823.

Cataract – 1,765.

Pulmonary fibrosis – 1,748.

Urinary incontinence – 1,725.

Clotting disorders – 1,680.

Blood disorders – 1,653.

Anaemia – 1,529.

Pulmonary embolus – 1,490.

Adrenal disease – 1,457.

Sjogren’s syndrome – 1,382.

Bacterial diseases – 1,346.

Elbow disorders – 1,190.

Antiphospholipid syndrome – 1,187.

Osteonecrosis and osteochondritis – 1,179.

Infections and parasites – 1,170.

Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma) – 1,168.

Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder) – 1,166.

Diseases of the rectum and anus – 1,115.

Hypothalamic and pituitary disease – 1,104.

Other sarcomas – 989.

Chronic hepatitis – 983.

Other psychiatric disorders of childhood – 925.

Disease of gallbladder and biliary tract – 912.

Refractive errors – 759.

Burns – 728.

Other endocrine diseases – 718.

Hypersensitivity diseases – 714.

Other genitourinary disease – 682.

Uveitis – 675.

Other diseases of the immune system – 674.

Infectious diseases of the respiratory tract – 652.

Other metabolic diseases – 635.

Liver transplantation – 624.

Injuries – Visual – 603.

Other cancers – 593.

Disease of the pleura – 586.

Platelet disorders – 572.

Other infectious diseases – 563.

Bullous disease – 559.

Metabolic red cell disorders – 444.

Benign tumours of bone – 400.

Parathyroid disease – 367.

Inborn errors of metabolism – 311.

Congenital disorders of the GI tract – 304.

Heart transplantation – 291.

Vitreous disease – 252.

Pericarditis – 237.

Pneumoconiosis – 209.

Amyloidosis – 156.

Lung transplantation – 144.

Hyperlipidaemia – 141.

Benign tumours of the gastrointestinal tract – 107.

Cancers of the adrenal gland – 103.

Extremes of age – 69.

Faecal soiling (encopresis) – 63.

Porphyria – 57.

Heart and lung transplantation – 44.

Enuresis – 40.

Factitious disorder – 23.

Protozoal diseases – 16.