PIP in Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy: the numbers
Scotland, Scotland. Caseload as at April 2026.
Award rate
Scotland has migrated to Adult Disability Payment; Scottish constituencies have no recent PIP new-claim decisions and are shown without award rates or rank.
Claimants
21
In payment, April 2026.
Scotland average
n/a
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
0.3
Electorate: 70,329.
Claimant trend
2019: 3,7082020: 4,4332021: 4,8172022: 5,3222023: 5,0592024: 2,8962025: 532026: 21
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders35.0%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)35.0%
- Musculoskeletal disease (regional)30.0%
Compare. Scotland average: n/a. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.
Scotland has migrated to Adult Disability Payment; Scottish constituencies have no recent PIP new-claim decisions and are shown without award rates or rank.