Sciatica PIP Calculator UK 2026 – Estimate Your PIP Award

Sciatica PIP Calculator

Struggling with sciatica every day? Our Sciatica PIP Calculator helps you turn your real‑life pain and limitations into a personalised estimate of your potential UK Personal Independence Payment score and award. Understand how your symptoms affect daily tasks, get clarity on likely entitlement, and feel more confident navigating the PIP process.

Select your condition (optional):

Daily Living Activities

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1. Preparing food

Can you prepare and cook a simple meal?

a. Can prepare and cook food (0 points)

You can do this safely, to an acceptable standard, repeatedly and in a reasonable time

b. Needs prompting or assistance (2 points)

You need to be prompted or need help to prepare or cook a simple meal

c. Cannot cook at all (4 points)

You can use a microwave but cannot cook a simple meal using a cooker

d. Cannot prepare any food (8 points)

You cannot prepare and cook food at all

2. Taking nutrition (eating and drinking)

Can you eat and drink?

a. Can take nutrition unaided (0 points)

b. Needs prompting or assistance with nutrition (2 points)

Either to cut food, open containers, or prompting to eat

c. Needs a therapeutic source (4 points)

You need to use a therapeutic source such as a feeding tube

d. Cannot convey food and drink (10 points)

You cannot convey food and drink to your mouth and cannot swallow food or drink

3. Managing therapy or monitoring health

Can you manage medication, therapies, or monitor your health condition?

a. Can manage unaided (0 points)

b. Needs prompting (1 point)

Either by verbal or non-verbal means from another person

c. Needs supervision or assistance (2 points)

To manage medication or monitor a health condition

d. Needs supervision for most of the day (4 points)

To manage a health condition and avoid substantial danger

e. Cannot manage therapy or monitor health (8 points)

Even with help from another person

4. Washing and bathing

Can you wash and bathe?

a. Can wash and bathe unaided (0 points)

b. Needs supervision or prompting (2 points)

To wash or bathe

c. Needs assistance to wash either hair or body (3 points)

But can wash some parts unaided

d. Needs assistance to wash hair and body (4 points)

Cannot wash either at all

e. Cannot wash at all (8 points)

Cannot wash any part of the body

5. Managing toilet needs or incontinence

Can you get on and off the toilet?

a. Can manage toilet needs unaided (0 points)

b. Needs supervision or prompting (2 points)

To manage toilet needs

c. Needs assistance (4 points)

To manage toilet needs or incontinence

d. Cannot manage at all (8 points)

Needs full assistance with toilet needs

6. Dressing and undressing

Can you dress yourself?

a. Can dress unaided (0 points)

b. Needs prompting or assistance (2 points)

To dress or undress

c. Needs assistance for lower body (4 points)

Can dress upper body unaided

d. Cannot dress at all (8 points)

Needs assistance for upper and lower body

7. Communicating verbally

Can you speak and be understood?

a. Can communicate unaided (0 points)

b. Needs prompting (2 points)

To express or understand complex verbal information

c. Needs communication support (4 points)

To express or understand complex verbal information

d. Needs communication support (8 points)

To express or understand basic verbal information

e. Cannot communicate verbally at all (12 points)

8. Reading and understanding signs, symbols and words

Can you read and understand written information?

a. Can read unaided (0 points)

b. Needs prompting (2 points)

To read complex written information

c. Needs communication support (4 points)

To read complex written information

d. Needs communication support (8 points)

To read basic written information

e. Cannot read at all (12 points)

9. Engaging with other people face to face

Can you interact socially?

a. Can engage unaided (0 points)

b. Needs prompting (2 points)

To engage with other people

c. Needs social support (4 points)

To engage with other people

d. Cannot engage at all (8 points)

Cannot engage with other people due to cognitive or mental health issues

10. Making budgeting decisions

Can you make complex financial decisions?

a. Can manage complex budgeting decisions unaided (0 points)

b. Needs prompting or assistance (2 points)

To make complex budgeting decisions

c. Needs prompting or assistance (4 points)

To make simple budgeting decisions

d. Cannot make any budgeting decisions (6 points)

Mobility Activities

0 points

11. Planning and following journeys

Can you plan and follow a route to somewhere unfamiliar?

a. Can plan and follow journeys unaided (0 points)

b. Needs prompting (4 points)

To follow an unfamiliar journey

c. Cannot plan a route of journey (8 points)

Can follow a familiar journey if accompanied

d. Cannot follow the route of an unfamiliar journey (10 points)

Even if accompanied

e. Cannot follow the route of a familiar journey (12 points)

Even with another person

12. Moving around

How far can you walk reliably?

a. Can stand and move more than 200 metres (0 points)

Either aided or unaided

b. Can stand and move 50-200 metres (4 points)

Either aided or unaided

c. Can stand and move 20-50 metres (8 points)

Either aided or unaided

d. Can stand and move 1-20 metres (10 points)

Either aided or unaided

e. Cannot move more than 1 metre (12 points)

Either aided or unaided

Your Assessment Results

Daily Living Component

0 points

No award

£0.00/week

Mobility Component

0 points

No award

£0.00/week

Total Weekly Payment

£0.00

£0.00/year

What this means:

Important: This calculator provides an estimate only. The actual decision will be made by a health professional during your assessment. Points may vary based on individual circumstances.

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