PIP calculator: descriptor-aware award estimator

Pick the descriptor that fits you on each of the 12 PIP activities. This tool gives an indicative award based on the 2026/27 rates. It does not file a claim and does not send any data anywhere.

I live in Scotland (use ADP rates). ADP rates for 2026/27 are aligned to PIP, so figures are identical; the rule differences are flagged on each ADP page.

The 4-point rule was REMOVED from the Bill on 1 July 2025. Your award is calculated under the unchanged 2026/27 rules.

Daily Living0 pts · Below threshold

Mobility0 pts · Below threshold

Daily Living: Preparing food0 pts

A. Can prepare and cook a simple meal unaided.0 ptsB. Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to either prepare or cook a simple meal.2 ptsC. Cannot cook a simple meal using a conventional cooker but is able to do so using a microwave.2 ptsD. Needs prompting to be able to either prepare or cook a simple meal.2 ptsE. Needs supervision or assistance to either prepare or cook a simple meal.4 ptsF. Cannot prepare and cook food.8 pts

Daily Living: Taking nutrition0 pts

A. Can take nutrition unaided.0 ptsB. Needs an aid or appliance, or supervision, to be able to take nutrition; or needs assistance to cut food.2 ptsC. Needs a therapeutic source to be able to take nutrition.2 ptsD. Needs prompting to be able to take nutrition.4 ptsE. Needs assistance to be able to manage a therapeutic source to take nutrition.6 ptsF. Cannot convey food and drink to their mouth and needs another person to do so.10 pts

Daily Living: Managing therapy0 pts

A. Either does not receive medication or therapy or need to monitor a health condition; or can manage medication or therapy or monitor a health condition unaided.0 ptsB. Needs any one or more of the following: (i) to use an aid or appliance to manage medication; (ii) supervision, prompting or assistance to manage medication; (iii) supervision, prompting or assistance to monitor a health condition.1 ptC. Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to manage therapy that takes no more than 3.5 hours a week.2 ptsD. Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to manage therapy that takes more than 3.5 but no more than 7 hours a week.4 ptsE. Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to manage therapy that takes more than 7 but no more than 14 hours a week.6 ptsF. Needs supervision, prompting or assistance to manage therapy that takes more than 14 hours a week.8 pts

Daily Living: Washing and bathing0 pts

A. Can wash and bathe unaided.0 ptsB. Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to wash or bathe.2 ptsC. Needs supervision or prompting to be able to wash or bathe.2 ptsD. Needs assistance to be able to wash either their hair or body below the waist.2 ptsE. Needs assistance to be able to get in or out of a bath or shower.3 ptsF. Needs assistance to be able to wash their body between the shoulders and waist.4 ptsG. Cannot wash and bathe at all and needs another person to wash their entire body.8 pts

Daily Living: Toilet needs0 pts

A. Can manage toilet needs or incontinence unaided.0 ptsB. Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to manage toilet needs or incontinence.2 ptsC. Needs supervision or prompting to be able to manage toilet needs.2 ptsD. Needs assistance to be able to manage toilet needs.4 ptsE. Needs assistance to be able to manage incontinence of either bladder or bowel.6 ptsF. Needs assistance to be able to manage incontinence of both bladder and bowel.8 pts

Daily Living: Dressing0 pts

A. Can dress and undress unaided.0 ptsB. Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to dress or undress.2 ptsC. Needs either prompting to be able to dress, undress or determine appropriate circumstances for remaining clothed, or prompting or assistance to be able to select appropriate clothing.2 ptsD. Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their lower body.2 ptsE. Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their upper body.4 ptsF. Cannot dress or undress at all.8 pts

Daily Living: Communicating verbally0 pts

A. Can express and understand verbal information unaided.0 ptsB. Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to speak or hear.2 ptsC. Needs communication support to be able to express or understand complex verbal information.4 ptsD. Needs communication support to be able to express or understand basic verbal information.8 ptsE. Cannot express or understand verbal information at all even with communication support.12 pts

Daily Living: Reading0 pts

A. Can read and understand basic and complex written information either unaided or using spectacles or contact lenses.0 ptsB. Needs to use an aid or appliance, other than spectacles or contact lenses, to be able to read or understand either basic or complex written information.2 ptsC. Needs prompting to be able to read or understand complex written information.2 ptsD. Needs prompting to be able to read or understand basic written information.4 ptsE. Cannot read or understand signs, symbols or words at all.8 pts

Daily Living: Engaging with people0 pts

A. Can engage with other people unaided.0 ptsB. Needs prompting to be able to engage with other people.2 ptsC. Needs social support to be able to engage with other people.4 ptsD. Cannot engage with other people due to such engagement causing either (i) overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant; or (ii) the claimant to exhibit behaviour which would result in a substantial risk of harm to the claimant or another person.8 pts

Daily Living: Budgeting decisions0 pts

A. Can manage complex budgeting decisions unaided.0 ptsB. Needs prompting or assistance to be able to make complex budgeting decisions.2 ptsC. Needs prompting or assistance to be able to make simple budgeting decisions.4 ptsD. Cannot make any budgeting decisions at all.6 pts

Mobility: Planning a journey0 pts

A. Can plan and follow the route of a journey unaided.0 ptsB. Needs prompting to be able to undertake any journey to avoid overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant.4 ptsC. Cannot plan the route of a journey.8 ptsD. Cannot follow the route of an unfamiliar journey without another person, an assistance dog or an orientation aid.10 ptsE. Cannot undertake any journey because it would cause overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant.10 ptsF. Cannot follow the route of a familiar journey without another person, an assistance dog or an orientation aid.12 pts

Mobility: Moving around0 pts

A. Can stand and then move more than 200 metres, either aided or unaided.0 ptsB. Can stand and then move more than 50 metres but no more than 200 metres, either aided or unaided.4 ptsC. Can stand and then move unaided more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres.8 ptsD. Can stand and then move using an aid or appliance more than 20 metres but no more than 50 metres.10 ptsE. Can stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres, either aided or unaided.12 ptsF. Cannot, either aided or unaided, (i) stand; or (ii) move more than 1 metre.12 pts

Weekly award£0.00

4-week DWP payment£0.00

Monthly (4.345-week factor)£0.00

Annual (52 x weekly)£0.00

Assessment lag (weeks). DWP back-pay accrues from your claim date.

Estimated back-pay lump sum£0.00

Calculated as 16 weeks (4 four-week cycles) x £0.00 weekly. Lump sums are not taxable and do not count as capital for the first 12 months for most means-tested benefits.

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Daily Living: 0 points (below threshold rate, £0.00/week).

Mobility: 0 points (below threshold rate, £0.00/week).

Total: £0.00 per week, £0.00 every 4 weeks, £0.00 per year.

Estimator basis: DWP Benefit and pension rates 2026 to 2027; PIP Regulations 2013 Schedule 1. Verified 22 June 2026.

PIP calculator: descriptor-aware award estimator

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