PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Stockport: the numbers

North West, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
46.5%
5,596 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
385 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
8,922
In payment, April 2026.
North West average
46.9%
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
119.3
Electorate: 74,769.

Claimant trend

2019: 4,1812020: 4,9142021: 5,3862022: 5,9382023: 6,6252024: 7,5232025: 8,3442026: 8,922
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

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

  • Psychiatric disorders43.4%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)16.6%
  • Neurological disease11.1%

Compare. North West average: 46.9%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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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