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Personal Independence Payment — daily living (standard) — 2026-27
Working-age people who need some help with daily living tasks. From 6 April 2026 it is £76.70 a week — a Gera Benefits Index of £3,999 a year.
What is the Personal Independence Payment — daily living (standard) rate for 2026-27?
From 6 April 2026, Personal Independence Payment — daily living (standard) is £76.70 a week, up from £73.90 the year before — a 3.8% increase, uprated by cpi (september 2025). The Gera Benefits Index values this at about £3,999 over a year. Source: DWP / GOV.UK benefit and pension rates 2026-27 (OGL v3.0).
Personal Independence Payment — daily living (standard) — 2026-27 rate
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| New rate (2026-27) | £76.70 a week |
| Previous rate (2025-26) | £73.90 a week |
| Cash increase | +£2.80 a week |
| Percentage increase | +3.8% |
| Uprated by | CPI (September 2025) |
| Gera Benefits Index (annual value) | £3,999 a year |
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At the 2026-27 rate, Personal Independence Payment — daily living (standard) is worth £3,999 a year on the Gera Benefits Index — up from a £73.90 a week rate a year ago to £76.70 a week (full-year value).
PIP daily living (standard) — FAQ
- How much is Personal Independence Payment — daily living (standard) in 2026-27?
- Personal Independence Payment — daily living (standard) is £76.70 a week from 6 April 2026, up from £73.90 a week in 2025-26. That is a 3.8% increase. Working-age people who need some help with daily living tasks.
- What is PIP daily living (standard) worth over a year?
- The Gera Benefits Index values Personal Independence Payment — daily living (standard) at £3,999 a year at the 2026-27 rate (£76.70 a week × 52.14). This is the full-year cash value, computed from the real DWP/GOV.UK rate.
- Why did PIP daily living (standard) rise by 3.8%?
- Personal Independence Payment — daily living (standard) was uprated by cpi (september 2025) for 2026-27, taking it from £73.90 to £76.70 a week. Source: DWP / GOV.UK benefit and pension rates (Open Government Licence v3.0).
How the Gera Benefits Index is calculated
The Gera Benefits Index (GBNI) is the annualised cash value of this benefit at its 2026-27 rate: £76.70 × 52.14, rounded to whole pounds = £3,999 a year. The 3.8% figure is the real year-on-year change from the 2025-26 rate of £73.90 to the 2026-27 rate of £76.70. Every input is a real published DWP / GOV.UK figure; nothing is estimated. The index presents the official rate as a yearly total — it is not a benefits-entitlement calculation, and your actual award depends on your circumstances.
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Related
- All UK benefit rates 2026-27 — the full Gera Benefits Index table.
- Attendance Allowance (higher rate) — £114.60 a week.
- Attendance Allowance (lower rate) — £76.70 a week.
- Carer's Allowance — £86.45 a week.
Contains public sector information published by Department for Work and Pensions and licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: DWP — Benefit and pension rates 2026 to 2027 (2026-27 tax year (from 6 April 2026), published November 2025).