PIP in Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket: the numbers
East of England, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
45.7%
3,206 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
314 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
5,576
In payment, April 2026.
East of England average
44.8%
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
73.7
Electorate: 75,655.
Claimant trend
2019: 2,3282020: 2,9722021: 3,2632022: 3,5902023: 4,0612024: 4,6082025: 5,1162026: 5,576
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Bury St Edmunds and Stowmarket's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders42.6%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)16.6%
- Neurological disease15.4%
Compare. East of England average: 44.8%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.