PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Canterbury: the numbers

South East, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
45.8%
3,642 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
320 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
6,579
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
87.1
Electorate: 75,499.

Claimant trend

2019: 2,6432020: 3,4692021: 3,8522022: 4,2442023: 4,7562024: 5,3702025: 5,9782026: 6,579
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

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

  • Psychiatric disorders45.0%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)15.1%
  • Neurological disease12.4%

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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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