PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in South Northamptonshire: the numbers

East Midlands, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
40.4%
2,642 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
90 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
3,783
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
49.4
Electorate: 76,555.

Claimant trend

2019: 1,8712020: 2,0692021: 2,2462022: 2,4352023: 2,7402024: 3,1012025: 3,4782026: 3,783
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of South Northamptonshire's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders34.1%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)20.0%
  • Neurological disease15.1%

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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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