PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Bethnal Green and Stepney: the numbers

London, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
41.7%
6,431 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
125 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
8,767
In payment, April 2026.
London average
45.2%
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
113.9
Electorate: 77,000.

Claimant trend

2019: 3,7332020: 4,3502021: 4,7742022: 5,3532023: 6,0962024: 7,0422025: 7,9382026: 8,767
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Bethnal Green and Stepney's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders40.5%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)16.5%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)13.2%

Compare. London average: 45.2%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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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