PIP: The Numbers · Constituency

PIP in Tiverton and Minehead: the numbers

South West, England. Caseload as at April 2026.

New-claim award rate
48.0%
2,988 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
518 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
5,497
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
77.6
Electorate: 70,829.

Claimant trend

2019: 2,6262020: 3,0612021: 3,3332022: 3,6572023: 4,0542024: 4,5912025: 5,0922026: 5,497
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).

Top condition categories

Share of Tiverton and Minehead's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.

  • Psychiatric disorders37.6%
  • Musculoskeletal disease (general)18.8%
  • Neurological disease15.5%

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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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

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