About PIP Check

PIP Check answers the questions people ask about Personal Independence Payment with the government's own figures: how long a claim takes, how the points work, what it pays and how often appeals succeed. Every figure links to the gov.uk release or the law it came from, and says when it was published or checked.

Why it exists

The DWP and the Ministry of Justice publish detailed PIP statistics every quarter, in spreadsheets few people open. Most of what turns up in a search is forum threads and news stories. This site reads the spreadsheets and puts the answers on a page.

Who runs it

PIP Check is built and run by James Burfield, who makes data sites from UK public statistics. James Burfield isn't a welfare rights adviser, and the site doesn't give advice on individual claims. It shows what the official figures and rules say, with the sources, so you can check them.

What it won't do

• Tell you what to put on your form, or suggest ways to score more points.
• Link to claims companies or take money for links.
• Collect anything you enter into the calculators. They run in your browser.

Corrections

If a figure or rule here is wrong or out of date, email corrections@pipcheck.co.uk with the page and what's wrong. Every figure links to its source, and the methodology page explains how each one is produced and checked. Please don't send details of your own claim: the site can't see or help with individual claims.

We are not the DWP and can't see your claim. For help with your own claim, Citizens Advice and Scope give free advice.