The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has officially released a comprehensive list of 537 health conditions that qualify for Personal Independence Payment (PIP) of up to £779 in May 2026. As of April 2026, PIP is paid every four weeks, with the maximum combined payment reaching £779.
Understanding PIP Payments
The highest awards include enhanced Daily Living at £458.40 and enhanced Mobility at £320.00, totalling nearly £779 per four-week pay period. The DWP records each successful PIP claim under one of over 500 different health conditions, depending on which they consider the primary source of points.
Eligibility Criteria
You can receive PIP if you are 16 or over, have a long-term physical or mental health condition or disability, and experience difficulty with certain everyday tasks or getting around. You may also qualify if you expect these difficulties to last at least 12 months from when they started.
However, Benefits and Work, a disability forum, warns that the DWP uses some unusual terms. For example, epilepsy is listed as seizures, and depression is categorised under depressive disorders.
Full List of 537 Conditions
The list includes a wide range of conditions such as: abdomen injuries, achondroplasia, acne vulgaris, Addison's disease, ADHD/ADD, adhesive capsulitis, adrenal diseases, agoraphobia, alcohol misuse, allergies (with or without anaphylaxis risk), amblyopia, amino acid metabolism disorders, amputations, amyloidosis, anaemias, aneurysms, angina, angioedema, angiosarcoma, ankle and foot disorders, ankylosing spondylitis, anorectal abscess, anorexia nervosa, anterior uveitis, antiphospholipid syndrome, anxiety disorders, aortic valve disease, arterial disease, arthritis (psoriatic, reactive), asbestosis, ascites, Asperger syndrome, asthma, astigmatism, ataxias, atherosclerosis, atrial fibrillation, atrioseptal defect, attention to artificial opening, autism, autoimmune diseases, autoimmune hepatitis, back pain, bacterial diseases, bedwetting, Behcet's disease, bipolar disorder, bladder cancer, bladder diseases, blepharospasm, blood disorders, blood vessel diseases, body dysmorphic disorder, bone cancers, bowel cancer, brachial plexus, bradycardia, brain and spinal cord cancer, breast cancer, bronchiectasis, bronchus cancer, Buerger's disease, bulimia nervosa, bullous disease, burns, bursitis, cancers, carbohydrate metabolism disorders, cardiac arrhythmias, cardiac failure, cardiomyopathy, cardiovascular disease, carpal tunnel syndrome, cataplexy, cataract, cellulitis, cerebral palsy (ataxic, athetoid, diplegic, hemiplegic, quadriplegic, other), cerebrovascular accident, cerebrovascular disease, cervical disc lesion, cervical spondylosis, cervix cancer, Charcot Marie Tooth disease, chondromalacia patellae, chondrosarcoma, chorioretinal disorders, chromosomal syndromes, chronic fatigue syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, chronic secretory otitis media, chronic suppurative otitis media, cirrhosis (alcohol-induced, autoimmune, other), cleft lip/cleft palate, clotting disorders, club foot, coarctation of the aorta, coeliac disease, cognitive disorders, collagen diseases, colon diseases, compartment syndrome, complications of prematurity, conduct disorder, conductive hearing loss, conjunctiva diseases, constipation, conversion disorder, corneal ulceration, coronavirus COVID-19, cortical blindness, Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, Crohn's disease, crystal deposition disorders, Cushing's syndrome, cystic fibrosis, deafness (congenital), deep vein thrombosis, degenerative neuronal diseases, dementia, depressive disorder, dermatitis herpetiformis, dermatomyositis, diabetes insipidus, diabetes mellitus (type 1 and 2), diabetic neuropathy/retinopathy, diplopia, disease affecting hearing and balance, dislocation of the hip (congenital), dissociative disorders, disturbances of consciousness, diverticular disease, dizziness, Down's syndrome, drop attacks, drug misuse, Dupuytren's contracture, dyslexia, dyspraxia, dystrophia myotonica, eating disorders, eczema (varicose, dermatitis), Ehlers Danlos syndrome, elbow disorders, empyema, endocrine diseases, endometriosis, endometrial cancer, entropion, epidermolysis bullosa, epiphyseal dysplasia, essential tremor, Ewing's sarcoma, extrinsic allergic alveolitis, eye movement disorders, eye injuries, facioscapulohumeral dystrophy, factitious disorders, faecal soiling, failure to thrive, Fallot's tetralogy, fibroids, fibromyalgia, fibrosarcoma, fibrosing alveolitis, fistula in anus, food intolerance, fore foot pain, fracture complications, Fragile X syndrome, gallbladder diseases, gallstones, gastrointestinal cancers, gastrointestinal diseases, generalised anxiety disorder, generalised musculoskeletal disease, generalised seizures, genetic disorders, genitourinary diseases, genitourinary cancers, giant cell tumour, glaucoma, glomerulonephritis, glucose 6 phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, goitre, golfer's elbow, gout, granulomatous lung disease, growth hormone deficiency, Guillain Barre syndrome, haematological cancers, haemochromatosis, haemolytic disorders, haemophilia A/B, haemorrhoids, hallux valgus/rigidus, head injury (cognitive and sensorimotor impairment), headache, hearing loss (mixed), heart and lung transplantation, heart block, heart disease (congenital), heart transplantation, hemianopia, hepatic encephalopathy, hepatitis (chronic B, C, D), hereditary multiple exostosis, hereditary spherocytosis, hernia, herpes zoster ophthalmic, hiatus hernia, hip disorders, Hirschprung disease, HIV/AIDS, Hodgkin's lymphoma, Huntington's disease, hydrocephalus, hydronephrosis, hyperlipidaemia, hypermetropia, hypermobility syndrome, hyperparathyroidism, hypersensitivity diseases, hypertension, hypertensive retinopathy, hyperthyroidism, hypoparathyroidism, hypothalamic and pituitary diseases, hypothyroidism, immune system diseases, impetigo, inborn errors of metabolism, incontinence (stress, urge, other), infections, inflammatory arthritis, interstitial nephritis, irritable bowel syndrome, ischaemic heart disease, juvenile chronic arthritis, keratitis, keratoconus, kidney cancer, kidney disease, knee disorders, kyphosis, labyrinthitis, larynx cancer, learning disability, leg ulcers (arterial/venous), leukaemias (various types), ligamentous instability of knee, liver cancer, liver failure, liver transplantation, lower limb injuries, lower respiratory tract diseases, lumbar disc lesion, lumbar spondylosis, lung cancers, lung transplantation, lymphoedema, macular degeneration, main disability not recorded, malaria, malformations of the heart, Marfan's syndrome, mastoiditis, melanoma, Meniere's disease, meniscal lesions, mesothelioma, metabolic diseases, metabolic red cell disorders, migraine, mitral valve, mood disorders, motor neurone disease, mouth/tongue cancer, movement disorders, multiple injuries, multiple sclerosis, Munchausen syndrome, muscle diseases, muscular dystrophy (Becker, Duchenne, limb girdle, other), musculoskeletal disease, myasthenia gravis, myeloma, myocardial infarction, myopia, narcolepsy, neck disorders, nephrotic syndrome, neuroblastoma, neurofibromatosis, neurological disorders, neuropathies, non epileptic attack disorder, non Hodgkin's lymphoma, nystagmus, obesity, obsessive compulsive disorder, oesophageal varices, oesophagus cancer, oesophagus diseases, old age, optic atrophy, optic neuritis, oral allergy syndrome, orbital cellulitis, Osgood Schlatter's disease, osteoarthritis (hip, knee, other), osteochondritis, osteogenesis imperfecta, osteomalacia, osteonecrosis, osteoporosis, osteosarcoma, other metabolic and endocrine disorders, otitis externa, otosclerosis, ovarian cyst, ovary cancer, ovary diseases, Paget's disease, pain syndromes, pancreas cancer, pancreas diseases, pancreatitis, panic disorder, papulosquamous rashes, paraplegia, parathyroid diseases, Parkinson's disease, Parkinsonism, partial seizures, patellar dislocation, patent ductus arteriosus, pelvic inflammatory disease, pelvis injuries, pemphigoid, pemphigus vulgaris, peptic ulcer, pericarditis, peripheral nerve injury, peripheral venous disease, peritonitis, personality disorder, Perthes disease, phobia (social, specific), platelet disorders, pleura diseases, pleural effusion, pneumoconiosis, pneumonia, pneumothorax, poliomyelitis, polyarteritis nodosa, polycythaemia, polymyalgia rheumatica, polymyositis, porphyria, post traumatic stress disorder, posterior choroiditis, posterior vitreous detachment, presbyacusis, presbyopia, pressure sores, primary biliary cirrhosis, primary cancer site not known, primary generalised osteoarthritis, prion diseases, prostate cancer, prostatic disease, protozoal diseases, pseudogout, psoriasis, psychiatric disorders of childhood, psychotic disorders, ptosis, pulmonary embolus, pulmonary fibrosis, pulmonary valve disease, quadrantanopia, Raynaud's disease, rectal prolapse, rectum/anus diseases, refractive errors, renal calculi, renal failure (acute/chronic), renal transplantation, respiratory tract cancers, retina and optic nerve diseases, retinal artery occlusion, retinal detachment, retinal vein occlusion, retinitis pigmentosa, retinopathy, Retts disorder, rheumatoid arthritis, rickets, rosacea, rotator cuff disorder, sarcoidosis, sarcomas, schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia, Schuermann's disease, scleritis, scoliosis, scotoma, seizures (unclassified), sensorineural hearing loss, shoulder disorders, shoulder instability, silicosis, Sjogren's syndrome, skin cancers, skin disease, sleep apnoea, slipped upper femoral epiphysis, small bowel diseases, somatoform disorders, specific learning disorder, speech or language disorder, spina bifida, spinal cord compression, spinal stenosis, spine injuries, spondylolisthesis, steatohepatitis, Stokes Adams attacks, stomach cancer, strabismus, stress reaction disorders, Sudek's atrophy, syncope, syringomyelia, systemic lupus erythematosus, systemic sclerosis, tachycardia, temporal arteritis, tendon lesions, tennis elbow, tenosynovitis, testicle cancer, tetraplegia, thalassaemia, thorax injury, thyroid diseases, torticollis, Tourette's syndrome, tracheo-oesophageal fistula, transient ischaemic attacks, transplant rejection (renal), tricuspid valve disease, tuberculosis, benign tumours, tumours of bone, tumours of gastrointestinal tract, tunnel vision, ulcerative colitis, upper limb injuries, upper respiratory tract diseases, urinary overflow, urinary tract infection, urticaria, uterine prolapse, vasculitis, venous insufficiency, ventriculoseptal defect, viral diseases, vision diseases, visual field defects, vitreous disease, vitreous haemorrhage, Von Willebrand's disease, whiplash injury, Wilms tumour, Wilson's disease, wrist and hand disorders, and writer's cramp.
