PIP Daily Living rate 2026/27
The Daily Living component scores 10 activities, from preparing food to making budgeting decisions. You reach the standard rate at 8 points, the enhanced rate at 12. Daily Living is what triggers Carer's Allowance for someone caring for you.
Daily Living / Standard
£73.90
per week
Daily Living / Enhanced
£110.40
per week
The 10 Daily Living activities
Each activity has between two and seven descriptors. Your highest-scoring descriptor on each activity counts; the points are then summed across the 10 activities.
- Activity 1: Preparing food
- Activity 2: Taking nutrition
- Activity 3: Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition
- Activity 4: Washing and bathing
- Activity 5: Managing toilet needs or incontinence
- Activity 6: Dressing and undressing
- Activity 7: Communicating verbally
- Activity 8: Reading and understanding signs, symbols and words
- Activity 9: Engaging with other people face to face
- Activity 10: Making budgeting decisions
Reliability test
For every descriptor, you must be able to do the activity safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly, and in a reasonable time. If you can do it only on a good day, you cannot do it reliably and the next-higher descriptor applies.
Conversions for 2026/27
| Tier | Per week | Per 4-week DWP cycle | Per year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard (8 points) | £73.90 | £295.60 | £3,842.80 |
| Enhanced (12 points) | £110.40 | £441.60 | £5,740.80 |