PIP in Gloucester: the numbers
South West, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
45.5%
5,526 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
300 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
8,067
In payment, April 2026.
South West average
45.7%
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
105.2
Electorate: 76,695.
Claimant trend
2019: 3,7652020: 4,3122021: 4,7522022: 5,3142023: 6,0372024: 6,8242025: 7,5702026: 8,067
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Gloucester's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders38.4%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)17.9%
- Neurological disease14.0%
Compare. South West average: 45.7%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.