PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Coventry South: the numbers

West Midlands, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
39.7%
4,969 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
68 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
6,964
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
98.1
Electorate: 70,998.

Claimant trend

2019: 2,9522020: 3,8212021: 4,2092022: 4,6152023: 5,1352024: 5,7522025: 6,4362026: 6,964
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

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

  • Psychiatric disorders41.7%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)17.4%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)13.1%

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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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

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