PIP in Newcastle-under-Lyme: the numbers
West Midlands, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
38.5%
4,103 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
34 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
6,691
In payment, April 2026.
West Midlands average
38.8%
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
95.6
Electorate: 70,025.
Claimant trend
2019: 3,6232020: 4,1792021: 4,4552022: 4,8912023: 5,3622024: 5,9482025: 6,4102026: 6,691
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Newcastle-under-Lyme's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders34.2%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)21.5%
- Musculoskeletal disease (regional)13.6%
Compare. West Midlands average: 38.8%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.