PIP in Sherwood Forest: the numbers
East Midlands, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
39.5%
4,938 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
56 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
8,331
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
108.8
Electorate: 76,543.
Claimant trend
2019: 3,4632020: 4,5332021: 5,1712022: 5,6842023: 6,4042024: 7,1272025: 7,8572026: 8,331
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Sherwood Forest's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders34.1%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)22.1%
- Musculoskeletal disease (regional)15.2%
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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.