PIP in North Herefordshire: the numbers
West Midlands, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
42.0%
2,588 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
136 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
4,744
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
66.9
Electorate: 70,894.
Claimant trend
2019: 2,2622020: 2,8102021: 3,0532022: 3,3762023: 3,7312024: 4,1242025: 4,5112026: 4,744
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of North Herefordshire's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders35.0%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)19.7%
- Neurological disease15.7%
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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.