PIP in Telford: the numbers
West Midlands, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
38.8%
6,018 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
42 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
9,645
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
136.3
Electorate: 70,768.
Claimant trend
2019: 4,6952020: 5,7232021: 6,2232022: 6,9592023: 7,7402024: 8,5412025: 9,2102026: 9,645
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Telford's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders39.2%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)19.4%
- Musculoskeletal disease (regional)14.1%
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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.