The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) recently announced that plans to reform Personal Independence Payment (PIP) have been put on hold until a ‘comprehensive review’ into the current assessment process has been conducted, expected to be completed by next autumn.
However, DWP also confirmed that the disability benefit will continue to rise each year in line with the September inflation rate.
This is due to be published in mid-October with the benefit uprating confirmed at the autumn Budget in November. The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) figures show that the Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation rate for August was 3.8 per cent.
If the CPI inflation rate remains at 3.8 per cent, people on the highest awards of the daily living and mobility components of PIP would see payments rise from £187.45 per week to £194.55.
PIP is currently worth between £29.20 and £187.45 each week, some £116.80 or £749.80 every four-week pay period. An uprating of 3.8 per cent would see payments rise to between £121.20 and £778.20 every four-week payment period, reports the Daily Record.
The September CPI inflation rate, due for publication on 22 October, will determine the uprating. However, understanding the impact of CPI inflation rates now can simplify the annual uprating process ahead of the Autumn Budget on 26 November.
PIP payment rate predictions 2026/27
PIP would be paid at the following amounts per week under 3.8 per cent CPI uprating:
Daily living
- Standard rate: £76.70 (from £73.90)
- Enhanced rate: £114.60 (from £110.40)
Mobility
- Standard rate: £30.30 (from £29.20)
- Enhanced rate: £79.95 (from £77.05)
Chancellor Rachel Reeves will confirm the annual State Pension and benefits uprating during the autumn Budget on November 26.
New figures published by the DWP earlier this month show there are now more than 3.8 million people across Great Britain receiving additional financial support through PIP.
