The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed a comprehensive list of 68 neurological conditions that qualify for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), which can provide up to £749 per month. This benefit is designed to help cover the additional long-term costs associated with disabilities or long-term health conditions.
How PIP Assessment Works
PIP operates on a points-based system. Assessments evaluate how your neurological condition impacts your daily life and mobility based on criteria such as safety, reliability, repetition, frequency, and standard of performance. You earn points for each activity depending on your ability and the level of assistance required. Higher points are awarded for greater difficulty. The points from each activity are totaled to determine the rate of payment.
The assessment is divided into two components: daily living and mobility. Each component has a lower and higher rate, determined by the number of points scored. Importantly, even if you can perform a task on some days, you may still qualify for PIP if you need help on more than half the days over a year. For example, if your condition prevents you from washing properly four days a week, that qualifies even if you manage on other days.
Complete List of 68 Neurological Conditions
The following conditions are recognized by the DWP for PIP eligibility:
- Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)
- Multiple sclerosis
- Seizures
- Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)
- Neurological disorders - Other / type not known
- Neuropathies - Other / type not known including peripheral
- Cerebral palsy - Other / type not known
- Parkinson's disease
- Head injury - Cognitive impairment
- Head injury - Sensorimotor impairment
- Generalised seizures (with status epilepticus in last 12 months)
- Spina bifida
- Spinal cord compression - Other causes of / cause not known
- Tumours - benign - Other / type not known
- Cerebral palsy - Hemiplegic
- Cerebral palsy - Quadriplegic
- Migraine
- Paraplegia (traumatic)
- Peripheral nerve injury - Other / type not known
- Movement disorders - Other / type not known
- Cerebrovascular disease - Other / type not known
- Poliomyelitis and post polio syndrome
- Charcot Marie Tooth disease
- Ataxias - Other / type not known
- Essential tremor - benign
- Non epileptic Attack disorder (pseudoseizures)
- Muscular dystrophy - Other / type not known
- Cerebral palsy - Diplegic
- Disturbances of consciousness - Non-epileptic - Other / type not known
- Muscle - Other diseases of / type not known
- Transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs)
- Huntington's disease
- Hydrocephalus
- Diabetic neuropathy
- Motor neurone disease
- Dizziness - cause not specified
- Guillain Barre syndrome
- Tourette's syndrome
- Cerebral palsy - Ataxic
- Headache - Other causes of / cause not known
- Tetraplegia (traumatic)
- Neurofibromatosis
- Myasthenia gravis
- Degenerative neuronal diseases - Other / type not known
- Syncope - Other / type not known
- Dystrophia myotonica
- Partial seizures (without status epilepticus in last 12 months)
- Narcolepsy
- Brachial plexus
- Parkinson's syndrome
- Partial seizures (with status epilepticus in last 12 months)
- Muscular dystrophy - Duchenne
- Facioscapulohumeral dystrophy
- Muscular dystrophy - limb girdle
- Cerebral palsy - Athetoid
- Syringomyelia / Syringobulbia
- Ataxia - Friedrich's
- Muscular dystrophy - Becker type
- Cataplexy
- Polymyositis
- Dermatomyositis
- Drop attacks
- Torticollis
- Stokes Adams attacks (cardiovascular syncope)
- Blepharospasm
- Creutzfeldt - Jacob disease (CJD)
- Writer's cramp
- Prion diseases
This list ensures that individuals with a wide range of neurological conditions can access the financial support they need. For more information, visit the official DWP website or consult a benefits advisor.
