PIP in Birmingham Yardley: the numbers
West Midlands, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
37.0%
7,667 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
13 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
9,713
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
135.1
Electorate: 71,912.
Claimant trend
2019: 4,6532020: 5,2602021: 5,7882022: 6,5122023: 7,4342024: 8,4042025: 9,1882026: 9,713
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Birmingham Yardley's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders42.2%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)18.5%
- Musculoskeletal disease (regional)12.6%
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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.