Here are all of the conditions that make you eligible for the monthly payment
There are 47 mental health conditions that could make you eligible for a monthly payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).(Image: GETTY)
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed the full list of mental health conditions that qualify for the monthly Personal Independence Payment (PIP).
PIP provides crucial financial support for millions of people across England and Wales. As of April 2026, over 3.7 million claimants rely on this benefit to manage the extra costs associated with long-term disabilities, physical health conditions, or mental health challenges.
The tax-free, non-means-tested payment is designed to assist individuals with their daily living needs.
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The mental illness aspect of the benefit looks at how conditions like depression or anxiety impact a person’s day-to-day life, such as cooking, socializing, or travelling. You must have had difficulties for 3 months and expect them to last for at least 9 months to be eligible for the payment.
In the assessment, points are awarded based on how poor mental health affects certain tasks. Supporting evidence from doctors, counsellors, or social workers is essential.
You can get PIP while working, studying, or having savings.
PIP is comprised of a “daily living” component and a “mobility” component. Applicants may be eligible for one, both, or neither, depending on their assessment.
In January, the DWP updated its payment rates for 2026, adding 92 new conditions to those that qualify. This comes after a 3.8% inflationary increase.
The new 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
Eligible individuals who qualify for the maximum support – the enhanced rates for both components – will receive a total of £194.60 per week, amounting to £778.40 per month.
Here is the full list of 46 mental health or psychiatric disorders being claimed for as of January 2026 – the latest data available – and the number of people claiming PIP for each one. There are 1,523,811 claimants in total.
- Dyslexia: 4,298
- Dyspraxia: 3,972
- Specific learning disorder – other / type not known: 24,715
- Speech or language disorder: 4,014
- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): 64,843
- Stress reaction disorders – Other / type not known: 1,101
- Agoraphobia: 7,117
- Anxiety disorders – Other / type not known: 37,691
- Generalised anxiety disorder: 14,681
- Panic disorder: 3,629
- Phobia – Social: 3,359
- Phobia – Specific: 370
- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): 11,929
- Anxiety and depressive disorders – mixed: 428,084
- Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD): 591
- Conversion disorder (hysteria): 286
- Dissociative disorders – Other / type not known: 985
- Somatoform disorders – Other / type not known: 130
- Bipolar affective disorder (Hypomania / Mania): 56,435
- Depressive disorder: 91,009
- Mood disorders – Other / type not known: 5,303
- Psychotic disorders – Other / type not known: 33,953
- Schizoaffective disorder: 13,937
- Schizophrenia: 82,571
- Cognitive disorder due to stroke: 4,503
- Cognitive disorders – Other / type not known: 7,717
- Dementia: 14,690
- Anorexia nervosa: 5,174
- Bulimia nervosa: 802
- Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS): 2,230
- Alcohol misuse: 12,990
- Drug misuse: 4,691
- Factitious disorders – Other / type not known: 23
- Munchausen syndrome: 11
- Down’s syndrome: 21,547
- Fragile X syndrome: 2,320
- Learning disability – Other / type not known: 148,804
- Asperger syndrome: 30,471
- Autism: 217,612
- Retts disorder: 456
- ADHD / ADD: 94,753
- Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder): 1,236
- Bedwetting (enuresis): 46
- Faecal soiling (encopresis): 63
- Psychiatric disorders of childhood – Other / type not known: 947
To begin a claim, call the DWP at 0800 917 2222. This contact date is essential for backdating claims should they be successful.
Applicants will receive the “PIP2” form, titled: ‘How your disability affects you’. Further information and the full application details are available on the official Gov.uk website.