PIP in Stroud: the numbers
South West, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
45.0%
2,936 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
257 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
4,554
In payment, April 2026.
South West average
45.7%
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
59.7
Electorate: 76,249.
Claimant trend
2019: 2,2072020: 2,4932021: 2,7082022: 2,9582023: 3,3682024: 3,8032025: 4,2282026: 4,554
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Stroud's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders39.6%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)17.6%
- Neurological disease15.1%
Compare. South West average: 45.7%. 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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.