PIP points calculator (2026/27): your choices
This adds up the descriptors you chose. It is not a prediction of the DWP’s decision.
Descriptors and points quoted from Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013 (S.I. 2013/377), legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2013/377/schedule/1.
Daily living
| Activity | Descriptor chosen | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Preparing food | Not chosen | |
| 2. Taking nutrition | Not chosen | |
| 3. Managing therapy or monitoring a health condition | Not chosen | |
| 4. Washing and bathing | Not chosen | |
| 5. Managing toilet needs or incontinence | Not chosen | |
| 6. Dressing and undressing | Not chosen | |
| 7. Communicating verbally | Not chosen | |
| 8. Reading and understanding signs, symbols and words | Not chosen | |
| 9. Engaging with other people face to face | Not chosen | |
| 10. Making budgeting decisions | Not chosen |
Sum: no descriptors chosen yet, so 0 points.
Regulation 5(3): at least 8 points is limited ability (0 is 8 below 8); at least 12 points is severely limited ability (0 is 12 below 12). Section 78 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 attaches the standard rate to limited ability and the enhanced rate to severely limited ability.
Mobility
| Activity | Descriptor chosen | Points |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Planning and following journeys | Not chosen | |
| 2. Moving around | Not chosen |
Sum: no descriptors chosen yet, so 0 points.
Regulation 6(3): at least 8 points is limited ability (0 is 8 below 8); at least 12 points is severely limited ability (0 is 12 below 12). Section 79 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 attaches the standard rate to limited ability and the enhanced rate to severely limited ability.
Under regulation 4(2A) a descriptor is satisfied only if it can be done safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and within a reasonable time period, and under regulation 7 the descriptor that applies is the one satisfied on over 50% of the days. The DWP decides which descriptor applies. Printed from finallyseen.org.uk/pip-points-calculator.
PIP points calculator (2026/27)
Twelve activities, ten for daily living and two for mobility. Every descriptor and every point value below is quoted from Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013, and each total is shown as a sum, set against the 8 and 12 point figures in regulations 5(3) and 6(3). Nothing you select leaves this page.
This adds up the descriptors you chose. It is not a prediction of the DWP’s decision.
The two figures, counted separately for each component: regulation 5(3) (daily living) and regulation 6(3) (mobility) say at least 8 points is limited ability and at least 12 points is severely limited ability. Sections 78 and 79 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 attach the standard rate to limited ability and the enhanced rate to severely limited ability.
Source: Schedule 1, SI 2013/377, legislation.gov.uk. The assessor and the decision maker decide whether a descriptor applies to you. This page does not. Every descriptor, with the legal definitions behind the words, is also in the PIP descriptors reference, and example answers for each activity are indexed on PIP example answers.
Read this before you score anything
Regulation 4(2A): where C’s ability to carry out an activity is assessed, C is to be assessed as satisfying a descriptor only if C can do so safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly, and within a reasonable time period.
- (a) Safely
- Regulation 4(4)(a) defines this: “safely” means in a manner unlikely to cause harm to C or to another person, either during or after completion of the activity.
- (b) To an acceptable standard
- The regulations do not define this one, so nothing is quoted here. It is the fourth part of the same test and it is applied in the same way as the other three.
- (c) Repeatedly
- Regulation 4(4)(b) defines this: “repeatedly” means as often as the activity being assessed is reasonably required to be completed.
- (d) Within a reasonable time period
- Regulation 4(4)(c) defines this: “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 that person’s ability to carry out the activity in question would normally take to complete that activity.
Regulation 4 in full: legislation.gov.uk. Where more than one descriptor is met on over half the days, regulation 7(1) takes the one carrying the highest points, so select one descriptor for each activity. Regulation 7.
Daily living activities
Schedule 1, Part 2. Ten activities, scored as one component.
Mobility activities
Schedule 1, Part 3. Two activities, scored as a separate component.
Your points, as arithmetic
This adds up the descriptors you chose. It is not a prediction of the DWP’s decision.
Select a descriptor in any activity above and the sums appear here.
Where to go from here
Reading the descriptors is one thing. Getting your own facts into that language, with dates and frequency attached and the reliability test applied, is the work. Pick where you are, not what you scored.
Document drafting and general information, not benefits advice, and no representation at an assessment or a hearing. England and Wales.
Questions people ask about the points
- How many points do you need for PIP?
- Regulations 5(3) and 6(3) of the 2013 regulations set two thresholds, counted separately for each component. At least 8 points is limited ability, which the regulations attach to the standard rate. At least 12 points is severely limited ability, which they attach to the enhanced rate. Daily living and mobility are scored on their own, so one can reach a threshold while the other does not.
- What is the reliability test?
- Regulation 4(2A) says a descriptor is only satisfied if the person can do the activity safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly, and within a reasonable time period. All four apply at once. Regulation 4(4) defines safely, repeatedly and reasonable time period.
- What happens if more than one descriptor fits?
- Regulation 7(1) looks at the descriptor met on more than half of the days in the required period, and where more than one descriptor is met on over half the days it takes the one scoring the highest points. That is why this page takes a single descriptor for each activity.
- Does this decide whether I get PIP?
- No. It reports the points those descriptors carry in the legislation. Whether a descriptor applies to you is decided by the assessor and the decision maker at the DWP, on the evidence in front of them.
- Is anything I select saved?
- No. The scoring runs in your browser only. Nothing is sent anywhere and nothing is stored.
For reference: PIP weekly rates 2026/27
Kept apart from the sums above on purpose. The rate a person is paid follows the DWP’s decision on their claim, not a total worked out on this page.
| Weekly rate, 2026/27 | Standard rate (GOV.UK: lower weekly rate) | Enhanced rate (GOV.UK: higher weekly rate) |
|---|---|---|
| Daily living part | £76.70 | £114.60 |
| Mobility part | £30.30 | £80 |
Source: GOV.UK, Personal Independence Payment: PIP amounts, and the DWP’s Benefit and pension rates 2026 to 2027, which lists these as the 2026/27 rates. GOV.UK says PIP is usually paid every 4 weeks, so a 4-weekly payment is four times the weekly figure.
Related
- PIP descriptors and points: all 67 descriptors, the definitions and a printable score sheet
- PIP example answers, indexed by the 12 activities
- PIP assessment questions, and the four tests behind them
- PIP back pay, and the three dates that set it
- PIP statistics, sourced from DWP and Ministry of Justice data
Activities, descriptors and point values quoted from Schedule 1 to the Social Security (Personal Independence Payment) Regulations 2013 (SI 2013/377), Parts 2 and 3, at legislation.gov.uk. Thresholds from regulations 5(3) and 6(3); sections 78 and 79 of the Welfare Reform Act 2012 attach the standard and enhanced rates to them; weekly amounts from GOV.UK. Scoring runs in your browser and nothing is stored.