PIP in South Leicestershire: the numbers
East Midlands, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
39.2%
3,172 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
47 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
4,733
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
62.6
Electorate: 75,634.
Claimant trend
2019: 2,0752020: 2,4952021: 2,7372022: 3,0262023: 3,4952024: 3,9832025: 4,4422026: 4,733
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of South Leicestershire's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders39.4%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)18.7%
- Neurological disease14.0%
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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.