PIP/2 points scores

  1. Dressing and undressing
  • Can dress and undress unaided. 0 points
  • Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to dress or undress. 2 points
  • Needs either –
    1. prompting to be able to dress, undress or determine appropriate circumstances for remaining clothed; or
    2. prompting or assistance to be able to select appropriate clothing
    2 points
  • Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their lower body. 2 points
  • Needs assistance to be able to dress or undress their upper body. 4 points
  • Cannot dress or undress at all. 8 points
  1. Communicating verbally
  • Can express and understand verbal information unaided. 0 points
  • Needs to use an aid or appliance to be able to speak or hear. 2 points
  • Needs communication support to be able to express or understand complex verbal information. 4 points
  • Needs communication support to be able to express or understand basic verbal information. 8 points
  • Cannot express or understand verbal information at all even with communication support. 12 points
  1. Engaging with other people face to face
  • Can engage with other people unaided. 0 points
  • Needs prompting to be able to engage with other people. 2 points
  • Needs social support to be able to engage with other people. 4 points
  • Cannot engage with other people due to such engagement causing either -
    1. overwhelming psychological distress to the claimant; or
    2. the claimant to exhibit behaviour which would result in a substantial risk of harm to the claimant or another person.
    8 points
  1. Making budgeting decisions
  • Can manage complex budgeting decisions unaided. 0 points
  • Needs prompting or assistance to be able to make complex budgeting decisions. 2 points
  • Needs prompting or assistance to be able to make simple budgeting decisions. 4 points
  • Cannot make any budgeting decisions at all. 6 pointss
  1. Personal Independence Payment (PIP) daily living component points scores
    To get an award of the daily living component, you need to score:
  • 8 points for the standard rate
  • 12 points for the enhanced rate

For daily living, the points need to be scored from activities 1-10.

You can only score one set of points from each activity, if two or more apply from the same activity only the highest will count.
So, for example....
4 d. Needs assistance to groom. 2 points
4 g. Needs assistance to bathe. 4 points
if both apply, you will receive only the 4 points for the ‘Bathing and grooming’ activity.
These can then be added to points for other activities, such as 'Dressing and undressing'