PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Stratford-on-Avon: the numbers

West Midlands, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
40.1%
2,580 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
80 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
4,246
In payment, April 2026.
West Midlands average
38.8%
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
58.7
Electorate: 72,388.

Claimant trend

2019: 1,8832020: 2,3192021: 2,5192022: 2,7402023: 3,1502024: 3,5672025: 3,8902026: 4,246
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Stratford-on-Avon's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders41.3%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)17.6%
  • Neurological disease15.7%

Compare. West Midlands average: 38.8%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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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