{"id":561743,"date":"2026-05-02T03:27:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T03:27:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/561743\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T03:27:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T03:27:09","slug":"dwp-confirms-full-list-of-46-mental-health-conditions-that-could-make-you-eligible-for-up-to-778-a-month","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/561743\/","title":{"rendered":"DWP confirms full list of 46 mental health conditions that could make you eligible for up to \u00a3778 a month"},"content":{"rendered":"

Here are all of the conditions that make you eligible for the monthly payment\"Concerned<\/p>\n

There are 47 mental health conditions that could make you eligible for a monthly payment from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP).(Image: GETTY)<\/p>\n

The Department for Work and Pensions<\/a> (DWP) has confirmed the full list of mental health<\/a> conditions that qualify for the monthly Personal Independence Payment<\/a> (PIP).<\/p>\n

PIP provides crucial financial support for millions of people across England and Wales<\/a>. As of April 2026, over 3.7 million claimants rely on this benefit to manage the extra costs associated with long-term disabilities<\/a>, physical health conditions, or mental health challenges.<\/p>\n

The tax-free, non-means-tested payment is designed to assist individuals with their daily living needs.<\/p>\n

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The mental illness aspect of the benefit looks at how conditions like depression or anxiety impact a person’s day-to-day life, such as cooking, socializing, or travelling. You must have had difficulties for 3 months and expect them to last for at least 9 months to be eligible for the payment.<\/p>\n

In the assessment, points are awarded based on how poor mental health affects certain tasks. Supporting evidence from doctors, counsellors, or social workers is essential.<\/p>\n

You can get PIP while working, studying, or having savings.<\/p>\n

PIP is comprised of a “daily living” component and a “mobility” component. Applicants may be eligible for one, both, or neither, depending on their assessment.<\/p>\n

In January, the DWP updated its payment rates<\/a> for 2026, adding 92 new conditions to those that qualify. This comes after a 3.8% inflationary increase.<\/p>\n

The new rates are as follows:<\/p>\n

Daily Living Component<\/p>\n

Standard Rate: \u00a376.70 per weekEnhanced Rate: \u00a3114.60 per week<\/p>\n

Mobility Component<\/p>\n

Standard Rate: \u00a330.30 per weekEnhanced Rate: \u00a380.00 per week<\/p>\n

Eligible individuals who qualify for the maximum support – the enhanced rates for both components – will receive a total of \u00a3194.60 per week, amounting to \u00a3778.40 per month.<\/p>\n

Here is the full list of 46 mental health or psychiatric disorders being claimed for as of January 2026 – the latest data available – and the number of people claiming PIP for each one. There are 1,523,811 claimants in total.<\/p>\n

Dyslexia: 4,298Dyspraxia: 3,972Specific learning disorder – other \/ type not known: 24,715Speech or language disorder: 4,014Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD): 64,843Stress reaction disorders – Other \/ type not known: 1,101Agoraphobia: 7,117Anxiety disorders – Other \/ type not known: 37,691Generalised anxiety disorder: 14,681Panic disorder: 3,629Phobia – Social: 3,359Phobia – Specific: 370Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): 11,929Anxiety and depressive disorders – mixed: 428,084Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD): 591Conversion disorder (hysteria): 286Dissociative disorders – Other \/ type not known: 985Somatoform disorders – Other \/ type not known: 130Bipolar affective disorder (Hypomania \/ Mania): 56,435Depressive disorder: 91,009Mood disorders – Other \/ type not known: 5,303Psychotic disorders – Other \/ type not known: 33,953Schizoaffective disorder: 13,937Schizophrenia: 82,571Cognitive disorder due to stroke: 4,503Cognitive disorders – Other \/ type not known: 7,717Dementia: 14,690Anorexia nervosa: 5,174Bulimia nervosa: 802Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS): 2,230Alcohol misuse: 12,990Drug misuse: 4,691Factitious disorders – Other \/ type not known: 23Munchausen syndrome: 11Down’s syndrome: 21,547Fragile X syndrome: 2,320Learning disability – Other \/ type not known: 148,804Asperger syndrome: 30,471Autism: 217,612Retts disorder: 456ADHD \/ ADD: 94,753Conduct disorder (including oppositional defiant disorder): 1,236Bedwetting (enuresis): 46Faecal soiling (encopresis): 63Psychiatric disorders of childhood – Other \/ type not known: 947<\/p>\n

To begin a claim, call the DWP at 0800 917 2222. This contact date is essential for backdating claims should they be successful.<\/p>\n

Applicants will receive the “PIP2” form, titled: ‘How your disability affects you’. Further information and the full application details are available on the official Gov.uk website<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are all of the conditions that make you eligible for the monthly payment There are 47 mental…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":561744,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[44],"tags":[4029,2215,102,1906,6623,6039,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-561743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mental-health","tag-benefits","tag-dwp","tag-health","tag-mental-health","tag-mentalhealth","tag-pip","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561743","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=561743"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/561743\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/561744"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=561743"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=561743"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=561743"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}