PIP in Edinburgh South West: 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
27
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
0.4
Electorate: 73,315.
Claimant trend
2019: 3,5552020: 4,2662021: 4,5872022: 4,8412023: 4,5122024: 2,6682025: 632026: 27
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Edinburgh South West's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders52.0%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)28.0%
- Musculoskeletal disease (regional)20.0%
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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.