PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Leeds Central and Headingley: the numbers

Yorkshire and The Humber, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
42.9%
3,640 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
159 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
5,158
In payment, April 2026.
Yorkshire and The Humber average
46.3%
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
68.4
Electorate: 75,396.

Claimant trend

2019: 2,4932020: 2,9082021: 3,1142022: 3,4432023: 3,8512024: 4,2172025: 4,8022026: 5,158
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Leeds Central and Headingley's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders46.9%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)15.1%
  • Neurological disease12.1%

Compare. Yorkshire and The Humber average: 46.3%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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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