PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Hampstead and Highgate: the numbers

London, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
46.9%
3,569 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
429 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
6,124
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
82.5
Electorate: 74,222.

Claimant trend

2019: 2,9652020: 3,5062021: 3,7812022: 4,1112023: 4,6252024: 5,2012025: 5,7392026: 6,124
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Hampstead and Highgate's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders43.4%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)14.2%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)12.9%

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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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