PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Ilford South: the numbers

London, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
42.1%
6,093 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
141 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
6,920
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
93.4
Electorate: 74,065.

Claimant trend

2019: 3,0162020: 3,4062021: 3,7202022: 4,0782023: 4,6302024: 5,3342025: 6,2472026: 6,920
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Ilford South's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders34.8%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)18.4%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)14.0%

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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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