PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Chorley: the numbers

North West, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
47.6%
4,126 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
481 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
7,083
In payment, April 2026.
North West average
46.9%
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
95.0
Electorate: 74,568.

Claimant trend

2019: 3,5192020: 4,0102021: 4,3542022: 4,7022023: 5,2642024: 6,0102025: 6,6472026: 7,083
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

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

  • Psychiatric disorders38.1%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)19.4%
  • Neurological disease13.1%

Compare. North West average: 46.9%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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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