PIP Points Calculator 2026: Check Your Score Free

Data last checked on 13 October 2026.

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Work through the 12 PIP activities below and choose the descriptor that best matches you on more than half your days. The calculator adds up your Daily Living and Mobility points separately and shows whether you would reach the standard (8 points) or enhanced (12 points) threshold, with the 2026/27 weekly amounts. It is an indicative self-check, not a DWP decision.

Key points

✓A descriptor applies only if it is satisfied on over 50% of the days of the required period
✓The DWP guide says to base the choice on a 12 month period, broadly the 3 months before the assessment and the 9 months after
✓You are treated as satisfying a descriptor only if you can do the activity safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and within a reasonable time period
✓You need at least 8 points for the standard rate and at least 12 for the enhanced rate, in each of the daily living and mobility parts
✓In 2026/27 the daily living part is £76.70 or £114.60 a week and the mobility part is £30.30 or £80.00 a week

Check your PIP score

Daily Living

0pts

Mobility

0pts

Daily Living activities

1. Preparing foodCan prepare and cook a simple meal unaided.0 ptsNeeds to use an aid or appliance to prepare or cook a simple meal.2 ptsCannot cook using a conventional cooker but can use a microwave.2 ptsNeeds prompting to prepare or cook a simple meal.2 ptsNeeds supervision or assistance to prepare or cook a simple meal.4 ptsCannot prepare and cook food at all.8 pts

2. Taking nutritionCan take nutrition unaided.0 ptsNeeds an aid/appliance, supervision, or help cutting up food to take nutrition.2 ptsNeeds a therapeutic source to take nutrition.2 ptsNeeds prompting to take nutrition.4 ptsNeeds assistance to manage a therapeutic source to take nutrition.6 ptsCannot convey food and drink to their mouth and needs another person to do so.10 pts

3. Managing therapy or monitoring a health conditionDoes not need to, or can, manage medication/therapy or monitor a condition unaided.0 ptsNeeds an aid/appliance, or supervision/prompting/assistance, to manage medication or monitor a condition.1 ptsNeeds supervision/prompting/assistance to manage therapy taking no more than 3.5 hours a week.2 ptsNeeds help to manage therapy taking more than 3.5 but no more than 7 hours a week.4 ptsNeeds help to manage therapy taking more than 7 but no more than 14 hours a week.6 ptsNeeds help to manage therapy taking more than 14 hours a week.8 pts

4. Washing and bathingCan wash and bathe unaided.0 ptsNeeds to use an aid or appliance to wash or bathe.2 ptsNeeds supervision or prompting to wash or bathe.2 ptsNeeds assistance to wash either their hair or body below the waist.2 ptsNeeds assistance to get in or out of a bath or shower.3 ptsNeeds assistance to wash their body between the shoulders and waist.4 ptsCannot wash and bathe at all and needs another person to wash their entire body.8 pts

5. Managing toilet needs or incontinenceCan manage toilet needs or incontinence unaided.0 ptsNeeds to use an aid or appliance to manage toilet needs or incontinence.2 ptsNeeds supervision or prompting to manage toilet needs.2 ptsNeeds assistance to manage toilet needs.4 ptsNeeds assistance to manage incontinence of either bladder or bowel.6 ptsNeeds assistance to manage incontinence of both bladder and bowel.8 pts

6. Dressing and undressingCan dress and undress unaided.0 ptsNeeds to use an aid or appliance to dress or undress.2 ptsNeeds prompting, or help selecting appropriate clothing, to dress or undress.2 ptsNeeds assistance to dress or undress their lower body.2 ptsNeeds assistance to dress or undress their upper body.4 ptsCannot dress or undress at all.8 pts

7. Communicating verballyCan express and understand verbal information unaided.0 ptsNeeds to use an aid or appliance to speak or hear.2 ptsNeeds communication support to express or understand complex verbal information.4 ptsNeeds communication support to express or understand basic verbal information.8 ptsCannot express or understand verbal information at all, even with support.12 pts

8. Reading and understanding signs, symbols and wordsCan read and understand basic and complex written information (with glasses/lenses if needed).0 ptsNeeds an aid/appliance (other than glasses) to read or understand written information.2 ptsNeeds prompting to read or understand complex written information.2 ptsNeeds prompting to read or understand basic written information.4 ptsCannot read or understand signs, symbols or words at all.8 pts

9. Engaging with other people face to faceCan engage with other people unaided.0 ptsNeeds prompting to engage with other people.2 ptsNeeds social support to engage with other people.4 ptsCannot engage with others due to overwhelming psychological distress or risk of harm.8 pts

10. Making budgeting decisionsCan manage complex budgeting decisions unaided.0 ptsNeeds prompting or assistance to make complex budgeting decisions.2 ptsNeeds prompting or assistance to make simple budgeting decisions.4 ptsCannot make any budgeting decisions at all.6 pts

Mobility activities

1. Planning and following journeysCan plan and follow the route of a journey unaided.0 ptsNeeds prompting to undertake any journey to avoid overwhelming psychological distress.4 ptsCannot plan the route of a journey.8 ptsCannot follow an unfamiliar route without another person, assistance dog or orientation aid.10 ptsCannot undertake any journey because it would cause overwhelming psychological distress.10 ptsCannot follow a familiar route without another person, assistance dog or orientation aid.12 pts

2. Moving aroundCan stand and then move more than 200 metres, aided or unaided.0 ptsCan stand and then move more than 50 but no more than 200 metres, aided or unaided.4 ptsCan stand and then move unaided more than 20 but no more than 50 metres.8 ptsCan stand and then move using an aid more than 20 but no more than 50 metres.10 ptsCan stand and then move more than 1 but no more than 20 metres, aided or unaided.12 ptsCannot, aided or unaided, either stand or move more than 1 metre.12 pts

Your indicative PIP result

Daily Living

0 pts, Below the threshold, no award

Mobility

0 pts, Below the threshold, no award

Select the descriptor that best matches you for each activity, based on your ability on more than half the days. Your running score updates above.

This is an indicative self-assessment, not a DWP decision. A real assessment considers whether you can do each activity reliably, safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and in a reasonable time. Choose the descriptor that applies on more than 50% of days. Nothing you select is stored or sent anywhere.

How to use this calculator

A descriptor applies only if it is satisfied on over 50% of the days of the required period.
The DWP guide says the descriptor choice should be based on consideration of a 12 month period, broadly the claimant's likely ability in the 3 months before the assessment and in the 9 months after.
If two or more descriptors in an activity are each satisfied on over 50% of the days, the one which scores the higher or highest number of points applies.
Your ability is assessed on the basis of your ability whilst wearing or using any aid or appliance which you normally wear or use, or as if you were wearing or using any aid or appliance which you could reasonably be expected to wear or use.
The DWP guide says the assessment looks at the underlying need for help from another person, not whether that help is available, so you may be awarded a descriptor for needing help even if it is not currently available to you.
You are entitled to a part at the standard rate if your ability to carry out its activities is limited, and at the enhanced rate if it is severely limited. You have limited ability where you score at least 8 points in that part, and severely limited ability where you score at least 12 points.

You are treated as satisfying a descriptor only if you can do the activity safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and within a reasonable time period. In the regulations, a reasonable time period means no more than twice as long as the maximum period that a person without a physical or mental condition which limits their ability would normally take.

How the PIP points scoring system works

Regulation 7 says that where no descriptor is satisfied on over 50% of the days but two or more scoring descriptors are satisfied for periods which together amount to over 50% of the days, the descriptor satisfied for the greater proportion of days applies, or if they are satisfied for the same proportion, the one which scores the higher number of points. This calculator takes the one descriptor you pick for each activity, so it cannot show that combined-days rule.

Standard rate: at least 8 points in the daily living part or the mobility part
Enhanced rate: at least 12 points in the daily living part or the mobility part
In 2026/27 the daily living part is £76.70 or £114.60 a week and the mobility part is £30.30 or £80.00 a week.
The maximum combined award is £194.60 a week (£778.40 every four weeks).

The descriptors and points are set out in Schedule 1 to the PIP Regulations 2013.

This tool gives an indication only, and DWP decides your claim. You might be invited to an assessment with a health professional if more information is needed. GOV.UK says to include supporting documents with your form if you have them, for example prescription lists, care plans, or information from your doctor or others involved in your care.

If your score is close to the threshold

Check each answer against the test that you can do the activity safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and within a reasonable time period.
Consider the aids and appliances you normally use.
Consider the help you need from another person, even if it is not currently available to you.
If you disagree with a decision about your claim, you can ask for mandatory reconsideration. You usually need to ask for mandatory reconsideration within one month of the date of the decision.
If you still disagree, you can appeal to the Social Security and Child Support Tribunal, which GOV.UK says is impartial and independent of government. It is free to appeal, and you usually need to appeal within one month of getting your mandatory reconsideration decision.
In the Ministry of Justice's April to June 2026 statistics, the overturn rate in favour of the claimant for PIP cases cleared at a hearing was 67%.

See our detailed PIP points guide, PIP appeal guide and PIP rates 2026/27 for next steps.

Where to go next

Frequently asked questions

How many PIP points do I need to qualify?

You are entitled to a part at the standard rate if your ability to carry out its activities is limited, and at the enhanced rate if it is severely limited. You have limited ability where you score at least 8 points in that part, and severely limited ability where you score at least 12 points. Whether you get one or both parts of PIP and how much you get depends on how difficult you find everyday tasks and getting around.

How do you calculate PIP points?

The score for daily living activities is determined by adding together the points awarded for each daily living activity, and the score for mobility activities in the same way. The points for an activity are the number shown against whichever descriptor applies to you under regulation 7.

Which PIP descriptors score 12 points?

Communicating verbally is the only daily living activity with a descriptor scoring 12 points. In mobility, 12 points are scored for being unable to follow the route of a familiar journey without another person, an assistance dog or an orientation aid, for being able to stand and then move more than 1 metre but no more than 20 metres, and for being unable, aided or unaided, to stand or move more than 1 metre.

Can I use this as a PIP score sheet?

Yes. It works like a score sheet: for each of the 12 activities you pick the descriptor that applies to you on more than half of your days, and it totals your Daily Living and Mobility points separately. You can then compare each total with the 8 and 12 point thresholds. It is a self-check, not a DWP decision.

Is this PIP points calculator accurate?

It uses shortened wording of the PIP descriptors, with the points from Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013, and applies the 8 and 12 point thresholds. Schedule 1 to the PIP Regulations 2013 sets out the activities and descriptors with the points for each. It is an indicative self-assessment, not a DWP decision, and a real assessment may reach a different view.

What does 'reliably' mean for PIP?

Does a diagnosis decide my PIP points?

DWP's claim form booklet says PIP is assessed on how your condition affects you, not the condition itself.

Will the DWP use my calculator score?

No. This tool is for your own understanding only, and nothing you enter is stored or sent anywhere. DWP decides your PIP claim.

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