PIP in Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough: the numbers
Yorkshire and The Humber, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
46.9%
8,598 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
426 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
12,976
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
182.4
Electorate: 71,154.
Claimant trend
2019: 5,8292020: 7,0782021: 7,6882022: 8,4512023: 9,6232024: 11,0092025: 12,3452026: 12,976
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders42.6%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)17.1%
- Neurological disease11.3%
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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.