PIP in Birmingham Selly Oak: the numbers
West Midlands, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
39.7%
5,440 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
67 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
7,913
In payment, April 2026.
West Midlands average
38.8%
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
103.7
Electorate: 76,285.
Claimant trend
2019: 3,9942020: 4,4052021: 4,7942022: 5,2452023: 5,9962024: 6,6942025: 7,5372026: 7,913
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Birmingham Selly Oak's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders44.9%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)17.0%
- Neurological disease11.2%
Compare. West Midlands average: 38.8%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.