Per-condition PIP statistics, with the source next to every number.

A plain-English summary of official DWP Personal Independence Payment statistics, broken down by condition. Every figure on this site is drawn from DWP releases or Stat-Xplore and links back to the exact table it came from. Nothing is estimated, rounded up, or inferred. If DWP does not publish a per-condition figure, we do not show one.

As of April 2026. Next scheduled DWP update: 15 September 2026.

Read the methodology, what we source, what we deliberately do not publish, and why.

Overall context (all conditions)

Total PIP caseload

4 million people (England and Wales)

Period: as at 30 April 2026

Source: DWP, PIP Official Statistics to April 2026primary

New-claim award rate

43% of new claims are awarded PIP

As of May 2021 to April 2026

Source: DWP, PIP Official Statistics to April 2026primary

Award rate at assessment

50% of new claims that reach assessment are awarded

As of May 2021 to April 2026

Source: DWP, PIP Official Statistics to April 2026primary

Mandatory Reconsideration change rate

28% of mandatory reconsiderations change the decision

As of May 2021 to April 2026

Source: DWP, PIP Official Statistics to April 2026primary

Appeals conceded before tribunal

19% of appeals are conceded by the DWP before a tribunal hearing

As of January 2021 to December 2025

Source: DWP, PIP Official Statistics to April 2026primary

Tribunal overturn rate

67% of PIP appeals heard at tribunal are decided in the claimant's favour

As of January to March 2026

Source: Ministry of Justice, Tribunal Statistics Quarterlyprimary

New-claim clearance time

18 weeks average end-to-end for a new claim

As of April 2026

Source: DWP, PIP Official Statistics to April 2026primary

These are all-conditions figures. DWP does not publish these broken down per condition; see the methodology.

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What this resource is not.

This is not benefits advice and does not predict any individual PIP decision. It is a citation asset: a summary of what DWP itself publishes, with every source linked so anyone can verify. For personal advice, contact Citizens Advice or a local welfare rights service.

Per-condition PIP statistics, with the source next to every number.

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