The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has published the complete list of 178 conditions that qualify for Personal Independence Payment (PIP), as the number of claimants surpasses four million. PIP is designed to assist with extra living costs for individuals with long-term physical or mental health conditions or disabilities that make everyday tasks or getting around difficult.
Claimant Numbers Rise
According to data released by the DWP on Tuesday, there were 4.01 million PIP claimants in April 2026, an increase of 266,175 (7%) from 3.74 million a year earlier. This marks a significant rise in the program's reach.
Political Response
Conservative shadow work and pensions secretary Helen Whately stated that the Conservatives would "review the entire PIP system, remove eligibility for low-level mental health PIP claims, rapidly assess hundreds of thousands of additional claims, and get Britain working again."
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Full List of Conditions
The list includes a wide range of conditions grouped by category. Below are some examples with claimant numbers as of April 2026:
- Anaemia: 1,693
- Haemolytic disorders: 3,337
- Metabolic red cell disorders: 495
- Clotting disorders: 1,798
- Platelet disorders: 642
- Blood disorders: 1,763
- Viral diseases: 12,766
- Bacterial diseases: 1,455
- Protozoal diseases: 18
- Other infectious diseases: 596
- Cancers of the gastrointestinal tract: 23,856
- Cancers of the respiratory tract: 13,801
- Cancers of the genitourinary tract: 20,140
- Cancers of the haematological system: 19,245
- Cancers of the skin: 3,368
- Cancer of the brain and spinal cord: 7,027
- Cancers of bone: 2,135
- Cancer of breast: 30,622
- Unknown primary: 9,432
- Cancers of the adrenal gland: 125
- Other cancers: 590
- Other sarcomas: 1,038
- Hyperlipidaemia: 182
- Inborn errors of metabolism: 349
- Amyloidosis: 173
- Porphyria: 56
- Obesity: 4,688
- Other metabolic diseases: 738
- Personality disorder: 58,338
- Specific learning disorder: 37,710
- Stress reactions: 67,990
- Anxiety disorders: 69,454
- Obsessive compulsive disorder: 12,343
- Mixed anxiety and depressive disorders: 435,330
- Somatoform and dissociative disorders: 2,056
- Mood disorders: 156,155
- Psychotic disorders: 131,910
- Cognitive disorders: 27,092
- Eating disorders: 8,376
- Substance (mis) use disorders: 18,145
- Factitious disorder: 41
- Learning disability global: 173,452
- Autistic spectrum disorders: 258,539
- Hyperkinetic disorder: 100,207
- Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder): 1,273
- Enuresis: 46
- Faecal soiling (encopresis): 68
- Other psychiatric disorders of childhood: 960
- Cerebrovascular disease: 90,528
- Epilepsy: 72,275
- Non epileptic disturbance of consciousness: 8,393
- Movement disorders: 30,923
- Multiple sclerosis: 57,599
- Benign tumours: 8,745
- Hydrocephalus: 2,683
- Headache: 10,097
- Head injury: 25,032
- Spinal cord compression: 14,853
- Degenerative neuronal diseases: 4,020
- Cerebral palsy: 40,868
- Spina bifida: 8,095
- Ataxia: 4,668
- Neuropathy: 33,649
- Peripheral nerve injury: 6,061
- Disease of muscle: 6,756
- Muscular dystrophy: 6,119
- Infections: 5,376
- Other neurological disorders: 66,834
- Diseases of conjunctiva, cornea, eyelids and lacrimal apparatus: 2,968
- Uveitis: 699
- Glaucoma: 4,094
- Injuries - Visual: 592
- Vitreous disease: 273
- Diseases of the retina and optic nerve: 18,591
- Cataract: 1,825
- Refractive errors: 814
- Disorders of eye movement: 2,584
- Visual field defects: 15,369
- Other diseases affecting vision: 13,255
- Conductive hearing loss: 2,722
- Sensorineural hearing loss: 26,049
- Mixed hearing loss: 6,854
- Other diseases affecting hearing & balance: 6,490
- Aneurysm: 3,653
- Cardiac arrhythmias: 11,781
- Cardiac failure: 16,660
- Cardiomyopathy: 4,469
- Congenital heart disease: 5,424
- Heart transplantation: 307
- Hypertension: 6,248
- Ischaemic heart disease (coronary artery disease): 31,120
- Pericarditis: 257
- Valve disease: 3,433
- Peripheral arterial disease: 6,762
- Peripheral venous disease: 5,112
- Other cardiovascular disease: 10,528
- Diseases of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum: 4,464
- Diseases of the small bowel: 2,536
- Inflammatory bowel disease: 18,243
- Diseases of the colon: 3,659
- Diseases of the rectum and anus: 1,276
- Irritable bowel syndrome: 3,288
- Benign tumours of the gastrointestinal tract: 114
- Abdominal hernias: 2,123
- Congenital disorders of the GI tract: 331
- Other diseases of the gastrointestinal tract: 4,421
- Chronic hepatitis: 1,127
- Cirrhosis: 5,939
- Liver failure: 2,961
- Liver transplantation: 674
- Disease of gallbladder and biliary tract: 1,057
- Diseases of the pancreas: 3,206
- Infections and parasites: 1,248
- Papulosquamous and inflammatory rashes: 5,260
- Bullous disease: 591
- Diseases of blood vessels/lymphatics: 9,589
- Diseases of collagen and elastic tissue: 7,543
- Burns: 767
- Other skin disease: 2,399
- Osteoarthritis: 303,235
- Chronic pain syndromes: 196,333
- Inflammatory arthritis: 192,586
- Crystal deposition disorders: 2,906
- Osteonecrosis and osteochondritis: 1,301
- Metabolic and endocrine disorders: 13,083
- Genetic disorders, dysplasias and malformations: 24,583
- Benign tumours of bone: 451
- Fracture complications: 2,082
- Other generalised musculoskeletal disease: 16,229
- Shoulder disorders: 11,382
- Elbow disorders: 1,300
- Wrist and hand disorders: 20,025
- Neck disorders: 19,163
- Non specific back pain: 52,374
- Specific back pain: 224,345
- Hip disorders: 21,010
- Knee disorders: 24,884
- Ankle and foot disorders: 16,445
- Amputations: 17,762
- Injuries/fracture/Dislocation: 54,906
- Other regional musculoskeletal disease: 15,762
- Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE): 8,365
- Antiphospholipid syndrome: 1,185
- Systemic sclerosis (scleroderma): 1,233
- Sjogren’s syndrome: 1,514
- Vasculitis: 5,454
- Other autoimmune disease: 3,811
- Urinary incontinence: 1,893
- Kidney disease: 12,496
- Renal failure: 8,811
- Diseases of bladder, urethra, prostate, testes and penis: 2,163
- Diseases of the ovary, uterus, cervix, vagina and vulva: 9,332
- Other genitourinary disease: 721
- Hypothalamic and pituitary disease: 1,239
- Pancreatic disease: 44,064
- Thyroid disease: 4,600
- Adrenal disease: 1,582
- Parathyroid disease: 405
- Other endocrine diseases: 830
- Diseases of the upper respiratory tract: 5,460
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (chronic bronchitis/emphysema): 91,773
- Bronchiectasis: 2,809
- Cystic fibrosis: 3,140
- Asthma: 26,052
- Pulmonary fibrosis: 1,770
- Pneumoconiosis: 193
- Granulomatous lung disease and pulmonary infiltration: 4,583
- Disease of the pleura: 613
- Lung transplantation: 148
- Heart and lung transplantation: 41
- Pulmonary embolus: 1,634
- Infectious diseases of the respiratory tract: 696
- Other diseases of the lower respiratory tract: 4,048
- Multisystem: 2,343
- Extremes of age: 82
- Hypersensitivity diseases: 812
- Other diseases of the immune system: 744
- Unknown or missing: 4,376
This comprehensive list covers a broad spectrum of health conditions, from common disorders like anxiety and back pain to rare genetic diseases. The DWP continues to assess claims based on the impact of these conditions on daily living and mobility.
