PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Harborough, Oadby and Wigston: the numbers

East Midlands, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
40.1%
3,221 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
75 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
5,101
In payment, April 2026.
East Midlands average
39.9%
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
68.2
Electorate: 74,810.

Claimant trend

2019: 2,3192020: 2,7392021: 2,9962022: 3,3352023: 3,8002024: 4,3072025: 4,7732026: 5,101
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Harborough, Oadby and Wigston's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders41.2%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)18.8%
  • Neurological disease13.4%

Compare. East Midlands average: 39.9%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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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