PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Northampton North: the numbers

East Midlands, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
37.8%
5,797 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
18 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
8,336
In payment, April 2026.
East Midlands average
39.9%
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
110.1
Electorate: 75,713.

Claimant trend

2019: 4,5022020: 4,9392021: 5,3132022: 5,8182023: 6,5022024: 7,2192025: 7,9202026: 8,336
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Northampton North's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders43.2%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)17.4%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (regional)12.2%

Compare. East Midlands average: 39.9%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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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