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Free PIP decision checker · 2026Should I challenge my PIP decision?
Compare the points you were awarded with the points you think fit you. See whether your rate would change, what winning would be worth, and exactly how long you have to act.
- What winning is worth each week, year and in backpay
- Your exact one-month deadline
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Enter your points from the letter and the points you think fit. Your answer updates as you go.
- Whether your rate would change
- What winning would be worth
- Your exact deadline to act
How a PIP challenge works.
Sources: DWP PIP statistics to July 2026 and Ministry of Justice Tribunal Statistics Quarterly, April to June 2026. See all the figures in our PIP statistics 2026. GOV.UK explains how to ask for a mandatory reconsideration.
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We take each disputed activity in turn and show the descriptor you should have scored, with your own examples and the evidence that supports it.
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PIP Tribunal Preparation Pack
What happens on the day, the questions the panel usually asks about each activity, and how to describe your worst days clearly.
Things to weigh up.
It can go down as well as up
A reconsideration and an appeal look at your whole award again. If one part is generous, it could be reduced. Check every activity first.
One point can change everything
Moving from 7 to 8 points, or 11 to 12, changes the rate. A single activity scored wrongly can be worth thousands.
Backpay goes back to the start
If you win, your award is backdated to when it should have started, so the waiting time is covered.
Tools for your claim.
PIP challenge questions answered.
If the points you should have scored would change your rate, usually yes. 26% of mandatory reconsiderations changed the award (DWP, July 2026), and 67% of PIP appeals decided at a hearing went the claimant’s way (Ministry of Justice, April to June 2026).
Yes. A mandatory reconsideration or appeal looks at the whole decision again, so an award can be reduced as well as increased. Check every activity before you ask.
One month from the date on your decision letter for a mandatory reconsideration, and one month from the date on your mandatory reconsideration notice to appeal. Late requests can be accepted up to 13 months with a good reason.
Yes. Your award is backdated to the date it should have started, usually your claim date, so the months spent waiting are covered.
8 points for the standard rate and 12 for the enhanced rate, scored separately for daily living and mobility.
Your decision letter lists each activity, the descriptor chosen and the points, usually under ‘How we made our decision’. You can also ask for the assessment report (PA4).
You can explain which activities you disagree with, but the decision maker can still look at the whole award.
No. It shows what the points you enter would mean. The DWP decides your award.
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Your mandatory reconsideration letter or tribunal submission, activity by activity, reviewed by a former DWP decision maker. Ready in 48 hours.
This checker gives an estimate from the points you enter, at 2026/27 rates. It isn’t a decision or legal advice: the DWP decides your award. Deadlines are worked out from the date you enter; always check the date on your letter.