PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Dagenham and Rainham: the numbers

London, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
44.8%
5,836 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
243 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
7,632
In payment, April 2026.
London average
45.2%
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
103.7
Electorate: 73,627.

Claimant trend

2019: 3,2472020: 3,5952021: 3,9672022: 4,4072023: 5,1422024: 6,0422025: 6,8722026: 7,632
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Dagenham and Rainham's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders36.3%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)17.8%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)13.7%

Compare. London average: 45.2%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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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