Asked by: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour - Calder Valley)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants in each subgroup of psychiatric disorders recorded as the main disabling condition were awarded (a) at least eight but fewer than 12 points in the living component and fewer than four points in a single daily living category and (b) at least 12 points in the living component but fewer than four points in a single daily living category were recorded as being in (i) part-time employment working fewer than 35 hours per week and (ii) full-time employment working 35 or more hours per week on 23 June 2025.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
We only hold data on whether a claimant was employed or self-employed for each month up to March 2024. We do not hold any data on full-time or part-time work. Therefore, Table 1 shows the number of PIP claimants in employment in March 2024 who scored less than 4 points in all Daily Living activities, by Standard and Enhanced PIP Daily Living and primary medical condition.
Table 1. The number of PIP claimants in employment at the end of March 2024 who scored fewer than 4 points in all Daily Living activities, by Standard and Enhanced PIP Daily Living and primary medical condition.
Primary medical condition | Enhanced Daily Living | Standard Daily Living |
All conditions | 25,680 | 267,200 |
All psychiatric disorders | 7,900 | 47,920 |
Anxiety disorders | 290 | 2,530 |
Autistic spectrum disorders | 690 | 3,130 |
Cognitive disorders | 40 | 170 |
Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder) | - | 10 |
Eating disorders | 20 | 110 |
Enuresis | - | - |
Faecal soiling (encopresis) | - | - |
Hyperkinetic disorder | 510 | 2,890 |
Learning disability global | 170 | 400 |
Mixed anxiety and depressive disorders | 3,280 | 20,510 |
Mood disorders | 1,320 | 8,780 |
Obsessive compulsive disorder | 70 | 600 |
Other psychiatric disorders of childhood | - | 20 |
Personality disorder | 360 | 2,390 |
Psychotic disorders | 270 | 2,170 |
Somatoform and dissociative disorders | 10 | 40 |
Specific learning disorder | 160 | 610 |
Stress reactions | 650 | 3,240 |
Substance (mis) use disorders | 60 | 330 |
Notes:
Asked by: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour - Calder Valley)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants who were awarded (a) at least eight but fewer than 12 points in the daily living component and fewer than four points in a single daily living category and (b) at least 12 points in the daily living component but fewer than four points in a single daily living category were recorded as being in (i) part-time employment working fewer than 35 hours per week and (ii) full-time employment working 35 or more hours per week on 23 June 2025.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
We only hold data on whether a claimant was employed or self-employed for each month up to March 2024. We do not hold any data on full-time or part-time work. Therefore, Table 1 shows the number of PIP claimants in employment in March 2024 who scored less than 4 points in all Daily Living activities, by Standard and Enhanced PIP Daily Living and primary medical condition.
Table 1. The number of PIP claimants in employment at the end of March 2024 who scored fewer than 4 points in all Daily Living activities, by Standard and Enhanced PIP Daily Living and primary medical condition.
Primary medical condition | Enhanced Daily Living | Standard Daily Living |
All conditions | 25,680 | 267,200 |
All psychiatric disorders | 7,900 | 47,920 |
Anxiety disorders | 290 | 2,530 |
Autistic spectrum disorders | 690 | 3,130 |
Cognitive disorders | 40 | 170 |
Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder) | - | 10 |
Eating disorders | 20 | 110 |
Enuresis | - | - |
Faecal soiling (encopresis) | - | - |
Hyperkinetic disorder | 510 | 2,890 |
Learning disability global | 170 | 400 |
Mixed anxiety and depressive disorders | 3,280 | 20,510 |
Mood disorders | 1,320 | 8,780 |
Obsessive compulsive disorder | 70 | 600 |
Other psychiatric disorders of childhood | - | 20 |
Personality disorder | 360 | 2,390 |
Psychotic disorders | 270 | 2,170 |
Somatoform and dissociative disorders | 10 | 40 |
Specific learning disorder | 160 | 610 |
Stress reactions | 650 | 3,240 |
Substance (mis) use disorders | 60 | 330 |
Notes:
Asked by: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour - Calder Valley)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants in each subgroup of psychiatric disorders recorded as the main disabling condition were awarded (a) at least eight but fewer than 12 points in the living component and fewer than four points in a single daily living category and (b) at least 12 points in the living component but fewer than four points in a single daily living category and were (i) in receipt of and (ii) eligible for out-of-work benefits as of 23 June 2025.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
We only hold data on PIP claimants who are also in receipt of out of work benefits. We do not hold data on their eligibility for benefits they are not in receipt of. Table 1 shows the number of PIP claimants in receipt of out of work benefits in February 2025 who scored fewer than 4 points in all Daily Living activities, by Standard and Enhanced PIP Daily Living and primary medical condition.
Table 1. The number of PIP claimants in receipt of out of work benefits as of February 2025 who scored fewer than 4 points in all Daily Living activities, by Standard and Enhanced PIP Daily Living and primary medical condition.
Primary medical condition | Enhanced Daily Living | Standard Daily Living |
All main medical conditions | 168,380 | 791,140 |
All psychiatric disorders | 66,490 | 243,070 |
Anxiety disorders | 2,540 | 12,420 |
Autistic spectrum disorders | 1,640 | 6,330 |
Cognitive disorders | 320 | 800 |
Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder) | 10 | 50 |
Eating disorders | 110 | 380 |
Enuresis | - | 10 |
Factitious disorder | - | - |
Faecal soiling (encopresis) | - | 20 |
Hyperkinetic disorder | 1,690 | 7,380 |
Learning disability global | 960 | 1,820 |
Mixed anxiety and depressive disorders | 32,970 | 119,900 |
Mood disorders | 11,440 | 39,870 |
Obsessive compulsive disorder | 460 | 2,050 |
Other psychiatric disorders of childhood | 20 | 70 |
Personality disorder | 3,520 | 11,770 |
Psychotic disorders | 4,220 | 19,930 |
Somatoform and dissociative disorders | 70 | 270 |
Specific learning disorder | 770 | 1,480 |
Stress reactions | 4,650 | 14,470 |
Notes:
Asked by: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour - Calder Valley)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants awarded (a) at least eight but fewer than 12 points in the daily living component and fewer than four points in a single daily living category and (b) at least 12 points in the daily living component but fewer than four points in a single daily living category were (i) in receipt of and (ii) eligible for out-of-work benefits as of 23 June 2025.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
We only hold data on PIP claimants who are also in receipt of out of work benefits. We do not hold data on their eligibility for benefits they are not in receipt of. Table 1 shows the number of PIP claimants in receipt of out of work benefits in February 2025 who scored fewer than 4 points in all Daily Living activities, by Standard and Enhanced PIP Daily Living and primary medical condition.
Table 1. The number of PIP claimants in receipt of out of work benefits as of February 2025 who scored fewer than 4 points in all Daily Living activities, by Standard and Enhanced PIP Daily Living and primary medical condition.
Primary medical condition | Enhanced Daily Living | Standard Daily Living |
All main medical conditions | 168,380 | 791,140 |
All psychiatric disorders | 66,490 | 243,070 |
Anxiety disorders | 2,540 | 12,420 |
Autistic spectrum disorders | 1,640 | 6,330 |
Cognitive disorders | 320 | 800 |
Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder) | 10 | 50 |
Eating disorders | 110 | 380 |
Enuresis | - | 10 |
Factitious disorder | - | - |
Faecal soiling (encopresis) | - | 20 |
Hyperkinetic disorder | 1,690 | 7,380 |
Learning disability global | 960 | 1,820 |
Mixed anxiety and depressive disorders | 32,970 | 119,900 |
Mood disorders | 11,440 | 39,870 |
Obsessive compulsive disorder | 460 | 2,050 |
Other psychiatric disorders of childhood | 20 | 70 |
Personality disorder | 3,520 | 11,770 |
Psychotic disorders | 4,220 | 19,930 |
Somatoform and dissociative disorders | 70 | 270 |
Specific learning disorder | 770 | 1,480 |
Stress reactions | 4,650 | 14,470 |
Notes:
Asked by: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour - Calder Valley)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants in each subgroup of psychiatric disorders recorded as the main disabling condition were awarded (a) at least eight but fewer than 12 points in the living component and fewer than four points in a single daily living category and (b) at least 12 points in the living component but fewer than four points in a single daily living category and were (i) waiting for and (ii) receiving treatment for a (A) physical and (B) mental health condition as of 23 June 2025.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Department does not hold data on whether Personal Independence Payment claimants are waiting for or receiving treatment for their primary medical condition.
Asked by: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour - Calder Valley)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants in each psychiatric disorder subgroup recorded as the main disabling condition were awarded (a) 12 points or more in the daily living component but fewer than 4 points in a single daily living category, (b) 22 points in the daily living component but fewer than 4 points in a single daily living category, (c) 19 points in the daily living component but fewer than 4 points in a single daily living category and (d) 41 points or more in the in the daily living component in 2024.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
In 2024, 62,370 PIP claimants were awarded 12 or more points across all of their Daily Living activities but scored fewer than 4 points in each activity. A breakdown of those claimants with a primary condition in the Psychiatric Disorder category by their primary condition is provided in Table 1 below. This includes point scores from assessments associated with initial decisions as well as award reviews.
Table 1: Volume of PIP claimants who scored 12 or more points total in Daily Living activities, but scored less than 4 points in all questions by Psychiatric Disorder
Main Condition | Number of awards / award reviews |
ADHD / ADD | 840 |
Agoraphobia | 90 |
Alcohol misuse | 280 |
Anorexia nervosa | 20 |
Anxiety and depressive disorders - mixed | 12,470 |
Anxiety disorders - Other / type not known | 660 |
Asperger syndrome | 130 |
Autism | 530 |
Bipolar affective disorder (Hypomania / Mania) | 1,370 |
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) | 10 |
Bulimia nervosa | - |
Cognitive disorder due to stroke | 30 |
Cognitive disorders - Other / type not known | 60 |
Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder) | 10 |
Conversion disorder (hysteria) | - |
Dementia | 20 |
Depressive disorder | 2,700 |
Dissociative disorders - Other / type not known | 10 |
Down's syndrome | - |
Drug misuse | 120 |
Dyslexia | 100 |
Dyspraxia | 40 |
Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) | 20 |
Faecal soiling (encopresis) | - |
Fragile X syndrome | - |
Generalised anxiety disorder | 190 |
Learning disability - Other / type not known | 220 |
Mood disorders - Other / type not known | 110 |
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) | 170 |
Panic disorder | 60 |
Personality disorder | 1,160 |
Phobia - Social | 20 |
Phobia - Specific | - |
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 1,640 |
Psychiatric disorders of childhood - Other / type not known | 10 |
Psychotic disorders - Other / type not known | 300 |
Schizoaffective disorder | 140 |
Schizophrenia | 730 |
Somatoform disorders - Other / type not known | - |
Specific learning disorder - other / type not known | 90 |
Speech or language disorder | 10 |
Stress reaction disorders - Other / type not known | 20 |
In 2024, 10 claimants were awarded PIP and scored 19 or more points across all of their Daily Living activities but scored fewer than 4 points in each activity. A breakdown of those claimants with a primary condition in the Psychiatric Disorder category by their primary condition cannot be provided, as all values are less than 5 and must therefore be omitted to protect against claimant identification.
It is not possible to score more than 21 points across all Daily Living activities while scoring fewer than 4 points in each activity, therefore there are no claimants who scored 22 points across all Daily Living activities but scored fewer than 4 points in each activity.
In 2024, 6,160 claimants were awarded PIP and scored 41 or more points across all of their Daily Living activities. A breakdown of those claimants with a primary condition in the Psychiatric Disorder category by their primary condition is provided in Table 2 below. This includes point scores from assessments associated with initial decisions as well as award reviews.
Table 2: Volume of PIP claimants who scored 41 or more points total in Daily Living activities
Main Condition | Number of awards / award reviews |
ADHD / ADD | 30 |
Agoraphobia | 0 |
Alcohol misuse | 10 |
Anorexia nervosa | - |
Anxiety and depressive disorders - mixed | 40 |
Anxiety disorders - Other / type not known | - |
Asperger syndrome | 10 |
Autism | 1,020 |
Bipolar affective disorder (Hypomania / Mania) | 10 |
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) | 0 |
Bulimia nervosa | 0 |
Cognitive disorder due to stroke | 20 |
Cognitive disorders - Other / type not known | 20 |
Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder) | - |
Conversion disorder (hysteria) | 0 |
Dementia | 120 |
Depressive disorder | 20 |
Dissociative disorders - Other / type not known | - |
Down's syndrome | 280 |
Drug misuse | 0 |
Dyslexia | 0 |
Dyspraxia | - |
Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) | 0 |
Faecal soiling (encopresis) | 0 |
Fragile X syndrome | 20 |
Generalised anxiety disorder | 0 |
Learning disability - Other / type not known | 790 |
Mood disorders - Other / type not known | 0 |
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) | 0 |
Panic disorder | 0 |
Personality disorder | - |
Phobia - Social | - |
Phobia - Specific | 0 |
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 10 |
Psychiatric disorders of childhood - Other / type not known | - |
Psychotic disorders - Other / type not known | 10 |
Schizoaffective disorder | - |
Schizophrenia | 20 |
Somatoform disorders - Other / type not known | - |
Specific learning disorder - other / type not known | 70 |
Speech or language disorder | 10 |
Stress reaction disorders - Other / type not known | 0 |
The number of people currently on PIP who did not score 4 points in one category in their last assessment should not be equated with the number who are likely to lose PIP in future. It’s important to make a clear distinction between the two, not least because we don’t want constituents to be unnecessarily fearful about their situation, when we understand many are already anxious. Someone who didn’t score 4 points in an activity in a previous assessment may well score 4 points in a future assessment – not least as many conditions tend to get worse, not better, over time. Under the current eligibility criteria, 19% of award reviews over the last 5 years have resulted in an increased award. After accounting for behavioural changes, the OBR predicts that 9 out 10 PIP recipients at the time of policy implementation are expected to be unaffected by the PIP 4-point change in 2029/30.
Our intention is that changes will start to come into effect from November 2026 for PIP, subject to parliamentary approval. After that date, no one will lose PIP without first being reassessed by a trained assessor or healthcare professional, who assesses individual needs and circumstance. Reassessments happen on average every 3 years. No one over state pension age at the time any changes come in will be affected.
The change includes a run-on of PIP entitlement for 13 weeks as a financial protection, which will apply to claimants who lose entitlement on award review because of the new requirement. This run-on will extend to passported benefits such as Carer’s Allowance and the UC carer’s element. Claimants will continue to receive these awards during the run on period.
Even with these reforms, the overall number of working age people on PIP/DLA is expected to rise by 750,000 by the end of this Parliament and spending will rise from £23 billion in 24/25 to £31 billion in 29/30.
We are consulting on how best to support those who are affected by the new eligibility changes, including ensuring health and care needs are met. We have also announced a wider review of the PIP assessment to make it fair and fit for purpose, which I am leading. We are bringing together a range of experts, stakeholders and people with lived experience to consider how best to do this. We will provide further details as plans progress.
Notes:
- The data provided have been rounded to the nearest 10. Values greater than 0 but lower than 5 have been replaced with a dash.
- The data provided covers claimants who fall under DWP policy ownership only (England, Wales and Abroad).
- The data provided includes normal rules claimants only and excludes special rules for end of life (SREL) claimants as they typically receive maximum or very high scores.
- The data provided covers working age claimants only.
- The volumes provided are from assessments for both initial decisions and award reviews, with the assessment decision and clearance in 2024.
Asked by: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour - Calder Valley)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants were awarded (a) 12 or more points in the daily living component but fewer than 4 points in a single daily living category, (b) 22 points in the daily living component but fewer than 4 points in a single daily living category, (c) 19 points in the daily living component but fewer than 4 points in a single daily living category and (d) 41 points or more in the daily living component in 2024.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
In 2024, 62,370 PIP claimants were awarded 12 or more points across all of their Daily Living activities but scored fewer than 4 points in each activity. A breakdown of those claimants with a primary condition in the Psychiatric Disorder category by their primary condition is provided in Table 1 below. This includes point scores from assessments associated with initial decisions as well as award reviews.
Table 1: Volume of PIP claimants who scored 12 or more points total in Daily Living activities, but scored less than 4 points in all questions by Psychiatric Disorder
Main Condition | Number of awards / award reviews |
ADHD / ADD | 840 |
Agoraphobia | 90 |
Alcohol misuse | 280 |
Anorexia nervosa | 20 |
Anxiety and depressive disorders - mixed | 12,470 |
Anxiety disorders - Other / type not known | 660 |
Asperger syndrome | 130 |
Autism | 530 |
Bipolar affective disorder (Hypomania / Mania) | 1,370 |
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) | 10 |
Bulimia nervosa | - |
Cognitive disorder due to stroke | 30 |
Cognitive disorders - Other / type not known | 60 |
Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder) | 10 |
Conversion disorder (hysteria) | - |
Dementia | 20 |
Depressive disorder | 2,700 |
Dissociative disorders - Other / type not known | 10 |
Down's syndrome | - |
Drug misuse | 120 |
Dyslexia | 100 |
Dyspraxia | 40 |
Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) | 20 |
Faecal soiling (encopresis) | - |
Fragile X syndrome | - |
Generalised anxiety disorder | 190 |
Learning disability - Other / type not known | 220 |
Mood disorders - Other / type not known | 110 |
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) | 170 |
Panic disorder | 60 |
Personality disorder | 1,160 |
Phobia - Social | 20 |
Phobia - Specific | - |
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 1,640 |
Psychiatric disorders of childhood - Other / type not known | 10 |
Psychotic disorders - Other / type not known | 300 |
Schizoaffective disorder | 140 |
Schizophrenia | 730 |
Somatoform disorders - Other / type not known | - |
Specific learning disorder - other / type not known | 90 |
Speech or language disorder | 10 |
Stress reaction disorders - Other / type not known | 20 |
In 2024, 10 claimants were awarded PIP and scored 19 or more points across all of their Daily Living activities but scored fewer than 4 points in each activity. A breakdown of those claimants with a primary condition in the Psychiatric Disorder category by their primary condition cannot be provided, as all values are less than 5 and must therefore be omitted to protect against claimant identification.
It is not possible to score more than 21 points across all Daily Living activities while scoring fewer than 4 points in each activity, therefore there are no claimants who scored 22 points across all Daily Living activities but scored fewer than 4 points in each activity.
In 2024, 6,160 claimants were awarded PIP and scored 41 or more points across all of their Daily Living activities. A breakdown of those claimants with a primary condition in the Psychiatric Disorder category by their primary condition is provided in Table 2 below. This includes point scores from assessments associated with initial decisions as well as award reviews.
Table 2: Volume of PIP claimants who scored 41 or more points total in Daily Living activities
Main Condition | Number of awards / award reviews |
ADHD / ADD | 30 |
Agoraphobia | 0 |
Alcohol misuse | 10 |
Anorexia nervosa | - |
Anxiety and depressive disorders - mixed | 40 |
Anxiety disorders - Other / type not known | - |
Asperger syndrome | 10 |
Autism | 1,020 |
Bipolar affective disorder (Hypomania / Mania) | 10 |
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) | 0 |
Bulimia nervosa | 0 |
Cognitive disorder due to stroke | 20 |
Cognitive disorders - Other / type not known | 20 |
Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder) | - |
Conversion disorder (hysteria) | 0 |
Dementia | 120 |
Depressive disorder | 20 |
Dissociative disorders - Other / type not known | - |
Down's syndrome | 280 |
Drug misuse | 0 |
Dyslexia | 0 |
Dyspraxia | - |
Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) | 0 |
Faecal soiling (encopresis) | 0 |
Fragile X syndrome | 20 |
Generalised anxiety disorder | 0 |
Learning disability - Other / type not known | 790 |
Mood disorders - Other / type not known | 0 |
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) | 0 |
Panic disorder | 0 |
Personality disorder | - |
Phobia - Social | - |
Phobia - Specific | 0 |
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 10 |
Psychiatric disorders of childhood - Other / type not known | - |
Psychotic disorders - Other / type not known | 10 |
Schizoaffective disorder | - |
Schizophrenia | 20 |
Somatoform disorders - Other / type not known | - |
Specific learning disorder - other / type not known | 70 |
Speech or language disorder | 10 |
Stress reaction disorders - Other / type not known | 0 |
The number of people currently on PIP who did not score 4 points in one category in their last assessment should not be equated with the number who are likely to lose PIP in future. It’s important to make a clear distinction between the two, not least because we don’t want constituents to be unnecessarily fearful about their situation, when we understand many are already anxious. Someone who didn’t score 4 points in an activity in a previous assessment may well score 4 points in a future assessment – not least as many conditions tend to get worse, not better, over time. Under the current eligibility criteria, 19% of award reviews over the last 5 years have resulted in an increased award. After accounting for behavioural changes, the OBR predicts that 9 out 10 PIP recipients at the time of policy implementation are expected to be unaffected by the PIP 4-point change in 2029/30.
Our intention is that changes will start to come into effect from November 2026 for PIP, subject to parliamentary approval. After that date, no one will lose PIP without first being reassessed by a trained assessor or healthcare professional, who assesses individual needs and circumstance. Reassessments happen on average every 3 years. No one over state pension age at the time any changes come in will be affected.
The change includes a run-on of PIP entitlement for 13 weeks as a financial protection, which will apply to claimants who lose entitlement on award review because of the new requirement. This run-on will extend to passported benefits such as Carer’s Allowance and the UC carer’s element. Claimants will continue to receive these awards during the run on period.
Even with these reforms, the overall number of working age people on PIP/DLA is expected to rise by 750,000 by the end of this Parliament and spending will rise from £23 billion in 24/25 to £31 billion in 29/30.
We are consulting on how best to support those who are affected by the new eligibility changes, including ensuring health and care needs are met. We have also announced a wider review of the PIP assessment to make it fair and fit for purpose, which I am leading. We are bringing together a range of experts, stakeholders and people with lived experience to consider how best to do this. We will provide further details as plans progress.
Notes:
- The data provided have been rounded to the nearest 10. Values greater than 0 but lower than 5 have been replaced with a dash.
- The data provided covers claimants who fall under DWP policy ownership only (England, Wales and Abroad).
- The data provided includes normal rules claimants only and excludes special rules for end of life (SREL) claimants as they typically receive maximum or very high scores.
- The data provided covers working age claimants only.
- The volumes provided are from assessments for both initial decisions and award reviews, with the assessment decision and clearance in 2024.
Asked by: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour - Calder Valley)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants in each subgroup of psychiatric disorders recorded as the main disabling condition who were awarded (a) more than 12 points in the living component but fewer than four points in a single daily living category were awarded a score of at least two in (i) six , (ii) seven, (iii) eight, (iv) nine and (v) ten of the daily living categories in 2024.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The table below shows the volume of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants who were awarded more than 12 points in the daily living component but fewer than 4 points in all daily living activities, broken down by the number of daily living activities in which they were awarded a score of at least two. This is provided for all PIP clearances which took place in 2024, for all PIP claimants and broken down by condition for those PIP claimants with a psychiatric disorder as their main disabling condition. This includes point scores from assessments associated with initial decisions as well as award reviews.
Table 1: Selected detail on PIP point scores for PIP claimants with more than 12 daily living points but fewer than 4 points in all daily living activities
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Condition subcategory | PIP claimants awarded 2 or more points in the following number of daily living activities | Total | ||||
Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten | ||
All PIP claimants | 33,280 | 5,420 | 480 | 20 | 0 | 39,190 |
All claimants with psychiatric disorders | 15,980 | 2,180 | 170 | 10 | 0 | 18,330 |
ADHD / ADD | 500 | 80 | 10 | - | 0 | 580 |
Agoraphobia | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Alcohol misuse | 190 | 20 | - | 0 | 0 | 210 |
Anorexia nervosa | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Anxiety and depressive disorders - mixed | 8,200 | 1,090 | 70 | - | 0 | 9,360 |
Anxiety disorders - Other / type not known | 410 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 460 |
Asperger syndrome | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Autism | 280 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 330 |
Bipolar affective disorder (Hypomania / Mania) | 990 | 120 | 10 | - | 0 | 1,120 |
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Bulimia nervosa | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cognitive disorder due to stroke | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Cognitive disorders - Other / type not known | 30 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Conversion disorder (hysteria) | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dementia | 20 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Depressive disorder | 1,760 | 250 | 10 | - | 0 | 2,020 |
Dissociative disorders - Other / type not known | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Down's syndrome | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Drug misuse | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Dyslexia | 50 | 20 | - | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Dyspraxia | 10 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Faecal soiling (encopresis) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fragile X syndrome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Generalised anxiety disorder | 120 | 10 | - | - | 0 | 140 |
Learning disability - Other / type not known | 100 | 40 | - | 0 | 0 | 140 |
Mood disorders - Other / type not known | 70 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 90 |
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) | 100 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 110 |
Panic disorder | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Personality disorder | 810 | 120 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 940 |
Phobia - Social | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Phobia - Specific | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 1,070 | 150 | 10 | - | 0 | 1,240 |
Psychiatric disorders of childhood - Other / type not known | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Psychotic disorders - Other / type not known | 220 | 20 | - | 0 | 0 | 240 |
Schizoaffective disorder | 120 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 130 |
Schizophrenia | 560 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 610 |
Somatoform disorders - Other / type not known | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Specific learning disorder - Other / type not known | 50 | 20 | - | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Speech or language disorder | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Stress reaction disorders - Other / type not known | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Source: DWP Administrative Data
Notes:
The number of people currently on PIP who did not score 4 points in one category in their last assessment should not be equated with the number who are likely to lose PIP in future. It’s important to make a clear distinction between the two, not least because we don’t want constituents to be unnecessarily fearful about their situation, when we understand many are already anxious. Someone who didn’t score 4 points in an activity in a previous assessment may well score 4 points in a future assessment – not least as many conditions tend to get worse, not better, over time. Under the current eligibility criteria, 19% of award reviews over the last 5 years have resulted in an increased award. After accounting for behavioural changes, the OBR predicts that 9 out 10 PIP recipients at the time of policy implementation are expected to be unaffected by the PIP 4-point change in 2029/30.
Our intention is that changes will start to come into effect from November 2026 for PIP, subject to parliamentary approval. After that date, no one will lose PIP without first being reassessed by a trained assessor or healthcare professional, who assesses individual needs and circumstance. Reassessments happen on average every 3 years. No one over state pension age at the time any changes come in will be affected.
The change includes a run-on of PIP entitlement for 13 weeks as a financial protection, which will apply to claimants who lose entitlement on award review because of the new requirement. This run-on will extend to passported benefits such as Carer’s Allowance and the UC carer’s element. Claimants will continue to receive these awards during the run on period.
Even with these reforms, the overall number of working age people on PIP/DLA is expected to rise by 750,000 by the end of this Parliament and spending will rise from £23 billion in 24/25 to £31 billion in 29/30.
We are consulting on how best to support those who are affected by the new eligibility changes, including ensuring health and care needs are met. We have also announced a wider review of the PIP assessment to make it fair and fit for purpose, which I am leading. We are bringing together a range of experts, stakeholders and people with lived experience to consider how best to do this. We will provide further details as plans progress.
Asked by: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour - Calder Valley)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants who were awarded more than 12 points in the living component but fewer than 4 points in a single daily living category were awarded a score of at least two in (a) six, (b) seven, (c) eight, (d) nine and (e) ten of the daily living categories in 2024.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The table below shows the volume of Personal Independence Payment (PIP) claimants who were awarded more than 12 points in the daily living component but fewer than 4 points in all daily living activities, broken down by the number of daily living activities in which they were awarded a score of at least two. This is provided for all PIP clearances which took place in 2024, for all PIP claimants and broken down by condition for those PIP claimants with a psychiatric disorder as their main disabling condition. This includes point scores from assessments associated with initial decisions as well as award reviews.
Table 1: Selected detail on PIP point scores for PIP claimants with more than 12 daily living points but fewer than 4 points in all daily living activities
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Condition subcategory | PIP claimants awarded 2 or more points in the following number of daily living activities | Total | ||||
Six | Seven | Eight | Nine | Ten | ||
All PIP claimants | 33,280 | 5,420 | 480 | 20 | 0 | 39,190 |
All claimants with psychiatric disorders | 15,980 | 2,180 | 170 | 10 | 0 | 18,330 |
ADHD / ADD | 500 | 80 | 10 | - | 0 | 580 |
Agoraphobia | 60 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Alcohol misuse | 190 | 20 | - | 0 | 0 | 210 |
Anorexia nervosa | 10 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Anxiety and depressive disorders - mixed | 8,200 | 1,090 | 70 | - | 0 | 9,360 |
Anxiety disorders - Other / type not known | 410 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 460 |
Asperger syndrome | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Autism | 280 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 330 |
Bipolar affective disorder (Hypomania / Mania) | 990 | 120 | 10 | - | 0 | 1,120 |
Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Bulimia nervosa | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Cognitive disorder due to stroke | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Cognitive disorders - Other / type not known | 30 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder) | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Conversion disorder (hysteria) | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Dementia | 20 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Depressive disorder | 1,760 | 250 | 10 | - | 0 | 2,020 |
Dissociative disorders - Other / type not known | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Down's syndrome | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Drug misuse | 70 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 80 |
Dyslexia | 50 | 20 | - | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Dyspraxia | 10 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS) | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Faecal soiling (encopresis) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Fragile X syndrome | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Generalised anxiety disorder | 120 | 10 | - | - | 0 | 140 |
Learning disability - Other / type not known | 100 | 40 | - | 0 | 0 | 140 |
Mood disorders - Other / type not known | 70 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 90 |
Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) | 100 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 110 |
Panic disorder | 40 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
Personality disorder | 810 | 120 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 940 |
Phobia - Social | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Phobia - Specific | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) | 1,070 | 150 | 10 | - | 0 | 1,240 |
Psychiatric disorders of childhood - Other / type not known | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Psychotic disorders - Other / type not known | 220 | 20 | - | 0 | 0 | 240 |
Schizoaffective disorder | 120 | 10 | - | 0 | 0 | 130 |
Schizophrenia | 560 | 50 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 610 |
Somatoform disorders - Other / type not known | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
Specific learning disorder - Other / type not known | 50 | 20 | - | 0 | 0 | 70 |
Speech or language disorder | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
Stress reaction disorders - Other / type not known | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
Source: DWP Administrative Data
Notes:
The number of people currently on PIP who did not score 4 points in one category in their last assessment should not be equated with the number who are likely to lose PIP in future. It’s important to make a clear distinction between the two, not least because we don’t want constituents to be unnecessarily fearful about their situation, when we understand many are already anxious. Someone who didn’t score 4 points in an activity in a previous assessment may well score 4 points in a future assessment – not least as many conditions tend to get worse, not better, over time. Under the current eligibility criteria, 19% of award reviews over the last 5 years have resulted in an increased award. After accounting for behavioural changes, the OBR predicts that 9 out 10 PIP recipients at the time of policy implementation are expected to be unaffected by the PIP 4-point change in 2029/30.
Our intention is that changes will start to come into effect from November 2026 for PIP, subject to parliamentary approval. After that date, no one will lose PIP without first being reassessed by a trained assessor or healthcare professional, who assesses individual needs and circumstance. Reassessments happen on average every 3 years. No one over state pension age at the time any changes come in will be affected.
The change includes a run-on of PIP entitlement for 13 weeks as a financial protection, which will apply to claimants who lose entitlement on award review because of the new requirement. This run-on will extend to passported benefits such as Carer’s Allowance and the UC carer’s element. Claimants will continue to receive these awards during the run on period.
Even with these reforms, the overall number of working age people on PIP/DLA is expected to rise by 750,000 by the end of this Parliament and spending will rise from £23 billion in 24/25 to £31 billion in 29/30.
We are consulting on how best to support those who are affected by the new eligibility changes, including ensuring health and care needs are met. We have also announced a wider review of the PIP assessment to make it fair and fit for purpose, which I am leading. We are bringing together a range of experts, stakeholders and people with lived experience to consider how best to do this. We will provide further details as plans progress.
Asked by: Josh Fenton-Glynn (Labour - Calder Valley)
Question to the Department for Work and Pensions:
To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, how many PIP claimants who were awarded (a) at least eight but fewer than 12 points in the living component and fewer than four points in a single daily living category and (b) at least 12 points in the living component but fewer than four points in a single daily living category were (i) waiting for and (ii) receiving treatment for a physical or mental health condition on 23 June 2025.
Answered by Stephen Timms - Minister of State (Department for Work and Pensions)
The Department does not hold data on whether Personal Independence Payment claimants are waiting for or receiving treatment for their primary medical condition.