PIP in Weston-super-Mare: the numbers
South West, England. Caseload as at April 2026.
New-claim award rate
46.9%
4,746 decisions, May 2023 to April 2026.
Rank
432 of 575
1 = lowest award rate.
Claimants
8,047
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
113.8
Electorate: 70,722.
Claimant trend
2019: 3,9042020: 4,6322021: 5,0242022: 5,4322023: 6,0292024: 6,8242025: 7,4822026: 8,047
April snapshots. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API).
Top condition categories
Share of Weston-super-Mare's PIP caseload by DWP disability category, April 2026.
- Psychiatric disorders38.8%
- Musculoskeletal disease (general)19.8%
- Neurological disease12.9%
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 Award rate = Awarded / (Awarded + Disallowed), new claims decided in the window, withdrawn excluded.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.