PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Brighton Pavilion: the numbers

South East, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
42.4%
3,824 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
147 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
5,634
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
74.4
Electorate: 75,722.

Claimant trend

2019: 2,6542020: 3,1062021: 3,4172022: 3,7082023: 4,1352024: 4,7692025: 5,2452026: 5,634
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

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

  • Psychiatric disorders49.8%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)13.6%
  • Neurological disease11.1%

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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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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