PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Skipton and Ripon: the numbers

Yorkshire and The Humber, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
46.2%
2,563 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
356 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
4,176
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
54.4
Electorate: 76,758.

Claimant trend

2019: 1,9762020: 2,2912021: 2,4712022: 2,7442023: 3,1182024: 3,5032025: 3,8652026: 4,176
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Skipton and Ripon's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders39.0%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)17.9%
  • Neurological disease15.5%

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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.

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