PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Hammersmith and Chiswick: the numbers

London, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
45.7%
3,856 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
315 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
5,572
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
74.5
Electorate: 74,746.

Claimant trend

2019: 2,4752020: 2,8402021: 3,0942022: 3,4452023: 3,9132024: 4,4672025: 5,0072026: 5,572
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Hammersmith and Chiswick's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders42.2%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)14.3%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)12.7%

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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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