PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Banbury: the numbers

South East, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
43.5%
3,067 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
177 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
4,514
In payment, April 2026.
South East average
45.5%
Regional new-claim award rate, May 2023 to April 2026.
National average
44.3%
England and Wales, May 2023 to April 2026.
Per 1,000 electors
64.5
Electorate: 69,943.

Claimant trend

2019: 2,2492020: 2,4492021: 2,6742022: 2,9402023: 3,2862024: 3,8232025: 4,2162026: 4,514
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Banbury's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders39.5%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)17.5%
  • Neurological disease13.9%

Compare. South East average: 45.5%. National average: 44.3%.

Definitions. Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded. Rates shown only where at least 500 decisions.

Source. DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API). Retrieved 17 July 2026. Electorate: mySociety 2025 constituency dataset (electorate figures). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.

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