PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Stretford and Urmston: the numbers

North West, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
42.3%
5,284 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
144 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
7,789
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
106.4
Electorate: 73,212.

Claimant trend

2019: 3,9202020: 4,5222021: 4,8852022: 5,2812023: 5,9342024: 6,6412025: 7,2942026: 7,789
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Stretford and Urmston's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders37.8%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)20.1%
  • Neurological disease12.5%

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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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