PIP in Lowestoft: the numbers
East of England, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
43.5%
5,181 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
175 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
8,776
In payment, April 2026.
East of England average
44.8%
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
118.6
Electorate: 73,967.
Claimant trend
2019: 4,2722020: 5,1292021: 5,5752022: 6,0572023: 6,6772024: 7,4242025: 8,2342026: 8,776
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Lowestoft's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders40.2%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)19.1%
- Neurological disease13.6%
Compare. East of England average: 44.8%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.