Where PIP is hardest to get: every constituency ranked
575 constituencies have a published PIP new claim award rate for May 2023 to April 2026. Across England and Wales 44.3% of new claims were awarded. These are the 20 lowest and the 20 highest.
Caseload period April 2026. Retrieved 17 July 2026. 57 seats are not ranked. Scotland has migrated to Adult Disability Payment; Scottish constituencies have no recent PIP new-claim decisions and are shown without award rates or rank.
The 20 lowest award rates
| # | Constituency | Region | Award rate | Points vs England and Wales | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Birmingham Ladywood | West Midlands | 33.6% | -10.7 | 10,106 |
| 2 | Smethwick | West Midlands | 34.1% | -10.2 | 6,699 |
| 3 | Birmingham Perry Barr | West Midlands | 34.4% | -9.9 | 9,064 |
| 4 | Erewash | East Midlands | 35.1% | -9.2 | 5,187 |
| 5 | West Bromwich | West Midlands | 36.2% | -8.1 | 6,006 |
| 6 | Leicester South | East Midlands | 36.6% | -7.7 | 5,643 |
| 7 | Derby North | East Midlands | 36.6% | -7.7 | 5,403 |
| 8 | Leicester West | East Midlands | 36.8% | -7.5 | 7,107 |
| 9 | Birmingham Hall Green and Moseley | West Midlands | 36.8% | -7.5 | 6,974 |
| 10 | Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North | West Midlands | 36.9% | -7.4 | 8,595 |
| 11 | Stoke-on-Trent Central | West Midlands | 36.9% | -7.4 | 6,654 |
| 12 | Worcester | West Midlands | 36.9% | -7.4 | 4,260 |
| 13 | Birmingham Yardley | West Midlands | 37.0% | -7.3 | 7,667 |
| 14 | North West Cambridgeshire | East of England | 37.1% | -7.2 | 4,373 |
| 15 | Stoke-on-Trent North | West Midlands | 37.7% | -6.6 | 5,632 |
| 16 | Mid Derbyshire | East Midlands | 37.7% | -6.6 | 2,954 |
| 17 | Peterborough | East of England | 37.8% | -6.5 | 6,915 |
| 18 | Northampton North | East Midlands | 37.8% | -6.5 | 5,797 |
| 19 | Ashfield | East Midlands | 37.8% | -6.5 | 5,701 |
| 20 | Wyre Forest | West Midlands | 37.9% | -6.4 | 4,864 |
The 20 highest award rates
| # | Constituency | Region | Award rate | Points vs England and Wales | Decisions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 575 | Clacton | East of England | 51.2% | +6.9 | 5,398 |
| 574 | Blackpool North and Fleetwood | North West | 51.1% | +6.8 | 4,824 |
| 573 | Easington | North East | 51.1% | +6.8 | 7,084 |
| 572 | Brigg and Immingham | Yorkshire and The Humber | 50.5% | +6.2 | 3,314 |
| 571 | Doncaster East and the Isle of Axholme | Yorkshire and The Humber | 50.5% | +6.2 | 4,271 |
| 570 | Knowsley | North West | 50.1% | +5.8 | 6,898 |
| 569 | Weald of Kent | South East | 49.7% | +5.4 | 2,910 |
| 568 | Bishop Auckland | North East | 49.6% | +5.3 | 5,031 |
| 567 | Queen's Park and Maida Vale | London | 49.6% | +5.3 | 6,184 |
| 566 | Liverpool West Derby | North West | 49.6% | +5.3 | 6,690 |
| 565 | Finchley and Golders Green | London | 49.5% | +5.2 | 4,091 |
| 564 | North Norfolk | East of England | 49.3% | +5.0 | 2,693 |
| 563 | Enfield North | London | 49.3% | +5.0 | 6,970 |
| 562 | Rotherham | Yorkshire and The Humber | 49.3% | +5.0 | 8,202 |
| 561 | Blackpool South | North West | 49.3% | +5.0 | 8,413 |
| 560 | North Somerset | South West | 49.2% | +4.9 | 2,154 |
| 559 | Newcastle upon Tyne North | North East | 49.2% | +4.9 | 3,337 |
| 558 | Richmond and Northallerton | Yorkshire and The Humber | 49.0% | +4.7 | 2,621 |
| 557 | Maldon | East of England | 49.0% | +4.7 | 2,909 |
| 556 | Castle Point | East of England | 49.0% | +4.7 | 3,346 |
How this list is built
One row per 2024 boundary constituency with a published new claim award rate, ordered lowest rate first. Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded. Rates shown only where at least 500 decisions. Scotland has migrated to Adult Disability Payment; Scottish constituencies have no recent PIP new-claim decisions and are shown without award rates or rank.
Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API)
Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our compilation is CC BY 4.0.
Attribution: Finally Seen, Parliamentary constituencies ranked by PIP new claim award rate, https://finallyseen.org.uk/pip-statistics/constituencies-ranked. Reuse permitted with attribution.
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