Conditions ranked by how often DWP changed its own PIP decision

Name: PIP mandatory reconsideration change rates by DWP condition category
Creator: Finally Seen
License: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/

234 DWP condition categories with at least 500 mandatory reconsideration decisions, ordered by the share that changed the decision. Across all of them 27.6% changed. DWP's current national figure is 28% for May 2021 to April 2026.

Window April 2013 to July 2021. Retrieved 17 July 2026. DWP stopped publishing per-condition MR outcomes after July 2021; this is the most recent per-condition MR data the department has released. The current national aggregate (28% of MRs change the decision, May 2021 to April 2026) is published in the quarterly PIP statistics.

Ordered by change rate, highest first. 0 categories are excluded for having fewer than 500 decisions.
#	DWP condition category	Decisions changed	Reconsideration decisions	Award rate page
1	Huntington's disease	44.2%	1,079	Not in the award rate table
2	Dementia	42.4%	2,717	Award rate
3	Paraplegia (traumatic)	42.4%	1,033	Not in the award rate table
4	Anorexia nervosa	40.4%	3,197	Award rate
5	Cerebral palsy - Diplegic	39.9%	1,023	Not in the award rate table
6	Learning disability - Other / type not known	39.8%	25,947	Award rate
7	Antiphospholipid syndrome	39.8%	1,072	Not in the award rate table
8	Amputation - Lower limb(s)	39.2%	8,518	Award rate
9	Cortical blindness	38.7%	1,436	Not in the award rate table
10	Cystic fibrosis	38.5%	2,991	Not in the award rate table
11	Parkinson's disease	37.7%	6,545	Award rate
12	Cognitive disorder due to stroke	37.7%	1,529	Not in the award rate table
13	Schizophrenia	37.3%	61,225	Award rate
14	Myeloma	37.2%	1,656	Award rate
15	Schizoaffective disorder	37.1%	11,107	Award rate
16	Cerebral palsy - Hemiplegic	37.1%	2,299	Not in the award rate table
17	Retinitis Pigmentosa	36.8%	1,206	Not in the award rate table
18	Cerebral palsy - Other / type not known	35.9%	6,878	Not in the award rate table
19	Hodgkins lymphoma	35.8%	1,590	Award rate
20	Ovary - cancer of	35.5%	1,043	Award rate
21	Psychotic disorders - Other / type not known	35.4%	20,280	Award rate
22	Muscular dystrophy - Other / type not known	35.3%	1,521	Not in the award rate table
23	Personality disorder	34.9%	47,067	Award rate
24	Eating disorders not otherwise specified (EDNOS)	34.7%	1,285	Not in the award rate table
25	Spinal cord compression - Other causes of / cause not known	34.4%	3,763	Award rate
26	Spina bifida	34.0%	3,851	Not in the award rate table
27	Mouth/tongue - cancer of	34.0%	1,676	Award rate
28	Lung cancers - Other	33.9%	3,040	Award rate
29	Charcot Marie Tooth disease	33.8%	2,478	Not in the award rate table
30	Leg ulcers (venous)	33.7%	1,342	Not in the award rate table
31	Drug misuse	33.6%	5,396	Award rate
32	Head injury - Cognitive impairment	33.4%	6,080	Award rate
33	Amputation - Upper limb(s)	33.3%	1,614	Not in the award rate table
34	Multiple sclerosis	33.1%	32,199	Award rate
35	Ataxias - Other / type not known	33.1%	2,330	Not in the award rate table
36	Renal failure - acute	33.0%	1,056	Not in the award rate table
37	Brain and spinal cord - cancer of	32.6%	3,083	Award rate
38	Bipolar affective disorder (Hypomania / Mania)	32.4%	54,718	Award rate
39	specific learning disorder - other / type not known	32.4%	11,465	Award rate
40	Head injury - Cognitive and sensorimotor impairment	32.2%	5,697	Award rate
41	Oesophagus - cancer of	32.2%	1,188	Award rate
42	Ehlers Danlos syndrome	32.1%	4,793	Award rate
43	Non hodgkins lymphoma	32.0%	2,428	Award rate
44	Juvenile chronic arthritis (Still's disease)	32.0%	1,191	Not in the award rate table
45	Cognitive disorders - Other / type not known	31.7%	3,071	Award rate
46	Agoraphobia	31.2%	7,114	Award rate
47	Muscle - Other diseases of / type not known	31.2%	2,019	Not in the award rate table
48	Head injury - Sensorimotor impairment	31.2%	1,597	Not in the award rate table
49	Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)	31.1%	51,757	Award rate
50	Asperger syndrome	31.0%	29,820	Award rate
51	Movement disorders - Other / type not known	31.0%	3,191	Award rate
52	Non epileptic Attack disorder (pseudoseizures)	31.0%	2,644	Not in the award rate table
53	Autism	30.7%	73,191	Award rate
54	Cervix - cancer of	30.7%	1,250	Award rate
55	Cerebrovascular accident (stroke)	30.5%	41,484	Award rate
56	speech or language disorder	30.5%	1,837	Not in the award rate table
57	Main Disability Not Recorded	30.4%	115,710	Not in the award rate table
58	Spinal stenosis	30.4%	10,305	Award rate
59	Spondylolisthesis	30.4%	4,619	Award rate
60	Renal failure - chronic	30.2%	5,020	Award rate
61	Pelvis - Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation of	30.2%	1,592	Not in the award rate table
62	Lymphoedema	30.1%	4,194	Award rate
63	Perthes disease	30.0%	1,561	Not in the award rate table
64	Bowel (colon recturm anus) - cancer of	29.9%	6,142	Award rate
65	Cancers - Other / type not known	29.9%	5,148	Award rate
66	Macular degeneration	29.9%	1,105	Not in the award rate table
67	Obesity	29.8%	2,905	Award rate
68	Pulmonary fibrosis - Other / type not known	29.8%	1,150	Not in the award rate table
69	Generalised seizures (with status epilepticus in last 12 months)	29.7%	12,271	Award rate
70	Alcohol misuse	29.6%	12,425	Award rate
71	Disturbances of consciousness - Non-epileptic - Other / type not known	29.6%	2,402	Not in the award rate table
72	Spine - Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation of	29.5%	11,039	Award rate
73	Retina and optic nerve - Other diseases of / type not known	29.5%	1,315	Not in the award rate table
74	Nystagmus	29.5%	1,023	Not in the award rate table
75	Breast - cancer of	29.4%	16,071	Award rate
76	Arthritis - Psoriatic	29.4%	11,764	Award rate
77	Deafness - congenital	29.4%	5,573	Award rate
78	Hip disorders - Other / type not known	29.3%	12,227	Award rate
79	Granulomatous lung disease and pulmonary infiltration - Other / type not known	29.3%	1,269	Not in the award rate table
80	Genetic disorders dysplasias and malformations - Other / type not known	29.2%	6,148	Award rate
81	Rheumatoid arthritis	29.1%	49,142	Award rate
82	Vision - Other diseases affecting / type not known	29.1%	5,536	Award rate
83	Poliomyelitis and post polio syndrome	28.9%	2,370	Not in the award rate table
84	Arthritis - Reactive	28.9%	2,140	Not in the award rate table
85	Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)	28.8%	11,458	Award rate
86	Multiple - Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation	28.7%	6,983	Award rate
87	Lumbar disc lesion	28.5%	28,365	Award rate
88	Pain syndromes - Chronic - Other / type not known	28.5%	15,873	Award rate
89	Hydrocephalus	28.4%	1,812	Not in the award rate table
90	Back pain - Specific - Other / type not known	28.3%	87,508	Award rate
91	Seizures - unclassified	28.1%	36,217	Award rate
92	Fracture complications - Other / type not known	28.1%	2,888	Award rate
93	Syncope - Other / type not known	28.1%	1,335	Not in the award rate table
94	Osteoarthritis of Hip	28.0%	13,018	Award rate
95	Ankylosing spondylitis	28.0%	8,341	Award rate
96	Kidney - cancer of	28.0%	1,208	Award rate
97	Diabetes mellitus (category unknown)	27.8%	11,793	Award rate
98	Generalised seizures (without status epilepticus in last 12 months)	27.8%	11,433	Award rate
99	Pancreatitis - chronic	27.7%	2,904	Award rate
100	Mood disorders - Other / type not known	27.6%	5,036	Award rate
101	Anxiety and depressive disorders - mixed	27.4%	401,809	Award rate
102	Lumbar spondylosis (OA spine)	27.4%	13,505	Award rate
103	Autoimmune disease - Other / type not known	27.4%	2,800	Award rate
104	Anaemia - Sickle cell	27.3%	3,111	Not in the award rate table
105	Vasculitis - Other / type not known	27.3%	1,085	Not in the award rate table
106	Ligamentous instability of knee	27.3%	1,003	Not in the award rate table
107	Neurological disorders - Other / type not known	27.1%	18,314	Award rate
108	Cerebrovascular disease - Other / type not known	27.1%	2,737	Award rate
109	Cirrhosis - Other / type not known	27.1%	2,199	Award rate
110	Cardiac failure	27.0%	9,490	Award rate
111	tumours - benign - Other / type not known	27.0%	5,594	Award rate
112	Peripheral nerve injury - Other / type not known	27.0%	4,261	Award rate
113	Aneurysm - cerebral	27.0%	1,662	Not in the award rate table
114	Myasthenia gravis	27.0%	1,239	Not in the award rate table
115	Kidney disease - Other / type not known	26.9%	10,710	Award rate
116	Fibromyalgia	26.8%	141,415	Award rate
117	Cardiomyopathy	26.8%	4,125	Award rate
118	Primary generalised Osteoarthritis	26.7%	125,415	Award rate
119	Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)	26.7%	6,983	Award rate
120	Sarcoidosis	26.7%	2,255	Award rate
121	Osteoporosis	26.6%	8,504	Award rate
122	Cervical disc lesion	26.6%	2,776	Award rate
123	Neurofibromatosis	26.6%	1,436	Not in the award rate table
124	Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS)	26.5%	31,845	Award rate
125	Deep vein thrombosis	26.4%	3,849	Award rate
126	Essential tremor - benign	26.4%	1,995	Not in the award rate table
127	Peripheral venous disease - Other / type not known	26.3%	2,099	Not in the award rate table
128	Inflammatory arthritis - Other / type not known	26.2%	58,875	Award rate
129	Hypertension	26.2%	5,700	Award rate
130	Cirrhosis - Alcohol induced	26.2%	2,096	Award rate
131	Visual field defects - Other / type not known	26.2%	1,911	Not in the award rate table
132	Polymyalgia rheumatica	26.2%	1,525	Not in the award rate table
133	Partial seizures (with status epilepticus in last 12 months)	26.2%	1,520	Not in the award rate table
134	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) chronic bronchitis/emphysema	26.0%	77,014	Award rate
135	Lower limb - Injuries/Fracture/Dislocation of	26.0%	17,527	Award rate
136	HIV/AIDs	26.0%	5,252	Award rate
137	Liver failure - Features of - Other / features not known	26.0%	1,731	Award rate
138	Hypermobility syndrome	25.9%	7,126	Award rate
139	Heart disease - Congenital - Other / type not known	25.8%	4,606	Award rate
140	Diabetic neuropathy	25.8%	2,926	Not in the award rate table
141	Glaucoma	25.8%	2,150	Award rate
142	Arterial disease excluding coronary - Other / type not known	25.8%	1,893	Not in the award rate table
143	Depressive disorder	25.7%	88,628	Award rate
144	Malformations of the heart - Congenital - Other / type not known	25.7%	1,610	Not in the award rate table
145	Osteoarthritis of Knee	25.6%	35,957	Award rate
146	Ischaemic heart disease - Other / type not known	25.5%	9,285	Award rate
147	Atherosclerosis (PVD / Claudication)	25.4%	2,444	Not in the award rate table
148	Scoliosis	25.2%	9,937	Award rate
149	Narcolepsy	25.2%	1,574	Not in the award rate table
150	Asthma	25.0%	26,194	Award rate
151	Cervical spondylosis	25.0%	6,793	Award rate
152	Prostate - cancer of	25.0%	3,426	Award rate
153	Transient ischaemic attacks (TIAs)	24.9%	2,469	Award rate
154	Tourette's syndrome	24.9%	1,440	Not in the award rate table
155	Bladder - cancer of	24.8%	1,497	Award rate
156	Blood disorders - Type not known	24.7%	1,793	Not in the award rate table
157	Diabetes mellitus Type 2 (non insulin dependent)	24.5%	15,965	Award rate
158	Neuropathies - Other / type not known including peripheral	24.5%	14,249	Award rate
159	Osteoarthritis of other single joint	24.5%	13,207	Award rate
160	Lower respiratory tract - Other diseases of / type not known	24.5%	3,031	Award rate
161	Panic disorder	24.4%	3,986	Award rate
162	Knee disorders - Other / type not known	24.3%	19,849	Award rate
163	Phobia - Social	24.3%	3,177	Award rate
164	Cataract	24.2%	1,296	Not in the award rate table
165	Dupuytrens contracture	24.2%	1,259	Not in the award rate table
166	Partial seizures (without status epilepticus in last 12 months)	24.0%	2,640	Not in the award rate table
167	Bronchiectasis	24.0%	2,041	Not in the award rate table
168	Musculoskeletal disease - Regional / Localised - Other / type not known	23.9%	12,160	Award rate
169	Neck disorders - Other / type not known	23.8%	5,673	Award rate
170	Upper respiratory tract - Other diseases of / type not known	23.8%	1,343	Not in the award rate table
171	Generalised musculoskeletal disease - Other / type not known	23.7%	11,922	Award rate
172	dyspraxia	23.7%	3,617	Not in the award rate table
173	Pulmonary embolus	23.7%	1,343	Not in the award rate table
174	Addison's disease	23.7%	1,133	Not in the award rate table
175	Back pain - Non specific (mechanical)	23.6%	52,220	Award rate
176	Keratoconus	23.5%	1,005	Not in the award rate table
177	Cardiac arrhythmia - Pacemaker/implantable defibrillator fitted	23.3%	1,427	Not in the award rate table
178	Cardiovascular disease - Other / type not known	23.2%	9,296	Award rate
179	Oesophagus stomach and duodenum - Other diseases of / type not known	23.1%	2,618	Award rate
180	Club foot (talipes)	23.1%	1,975	Not in the award rate table
181	Renal transplantation	23.1%	1,560	Not in the award rate table
182	ADHD / ADD	22.9%	69,584	Award rate
183	Sjogren's syndrome	22.9%	1,138	Not in the award rate table
184	Ankle and foot disorders - Other / type not known	22.5%	18,148	Award rate
185	Atrial fibrillation/flutter	22.5%	3,748	Award rate
186	Myocardial infarction	22.4%	11,093	Award rate
187	Angina	22.4%	10,678	Award rate
188	Wrist and hand disorders - Other / type not known	22.4%	8,894	Award rate
189	Skin disease - Other / type not known	22.2%	3,214	Award rate
190	Tachycardia	22.2%	3,053	Award rate
191	Upper limb - Injury/Fracture/Dislocation of	22.1%	6,831	Award rate
192	Anxiety disorders - Other / type not known	22.0%	32,489	Award rate
193	Generalised anxiety disorder	22.0%	16,854	Award rate
194	Hernia	21.7%	2,479	Award rate
195	Cardiac arrhythmias - Other / type not known	21.5%	2,097	Not in the award rate table
196	Genitourinary disease - Other / type not known	21.5%	1,117	Not in the award rate table
197	Carpal tunnel syndrome	21.4%	7,143	Award rate
198	Gastrointestinal tract - Other diseases of / type not known	21.3%	3,767	Award rate
199	Thyroid diseases - Other / type not known	21.1%	1,315	Not in the award rate table
200	Gout	21.0%	3,054	Award rate
201	Attention to artificial opening colostomy/ileostomy/ stoma - no underlying diagnosis	21.0%	2,113	Not in the award rate table
202	Hypothyroidism (myxoedema)	20.7%	2,090	Award rate
203	Menieres disease	20.5%	2,841	Award rate
204	Raynaud's disease/phenomenon	20.4%	2,425	Award rate
205	Shoulder disorders - Other / type not known	20.2%	9,321	Award rate
206	Psoriasis	20.2%	2,816	Award rate
207	Stress reaction disorders - Other / type not known	20.2%	1,315	Not in the award rate table
208	Hearing loss - mixed	20.1%	4,667	Award rate
209	Hiatus hernia / gastroesophageal reflux disease / reflux oesophagitis	19.6%	1,682	Not in the award rate table
210	Dizziness - cause not specified	19.4%	3,094	Award rate
211	Small bowel - Other diseases of / type not known	19.4%	2,834	Award rate
212	Incontinence (not Enuresis/Bed wetting) - Other / type not known	19.4%	2,555	Not in the award rate table
213	Hyperthyroidism (thyrotoxicosis) including Graves disease	19.3%	1,613	Not in the award rate table
214	Aortic valve disease	19.3%	1,205	Not in the award rate table
215	Crohns disease	19.2%	19,800	Award rate
216	Coronavirus COVID-19	19.2%	4,735	Award rate
217	Disease affecting hearing & balance - Other/ type not known	19.0%	5,344	Award rate
218	Headache - Other causes of / cause not known	19.0%	3,431	Award rate
219	dyslexia	18.9%	8,005	Award rate
220	Rotator cuff disorder	18.9%	2,212	Award rate
221	Diabetes mellitus Type 1 (insulin dependent)	18.8%	23,524	Award rate
222	Adhesive capsulitis (frozen shoulder)	18.6%	2,245	Award rate
223	Papulosquamous and inflammatory rashes - Other / type not known	18.2%	1,000	Not in the award rate table
224	Sensorineural hearing loss - Other causes of / type not known	18.0%	4,421	Award rate
225	Conductive hearing loss - Other causes of / type not known	17.9%	2,710	Award rate
226	Endometriosis	17.7%	6,050	Award rate
227	Bladder urethra testes and penis - Other diseases of / type not known	17.7%	2,880	Award rate
228	Diverticular disease / diverticulitis	17.3%	3,396	Award rate
229	Ovary uterus cervix vagina and vulva - Other diseases of / type not known	17.3%	2,105	Award rate
230	Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS)	16.6%	5,816	Award rate
231	Eczema (dermatitis)	15.8%	2,986	Award rate
232	Migraine	15.6%	9,830	Award rate
233	Ulcerative colitis	15.5%	10,287	Award rate
234	Sleep apnoea - obstructive	13.8%	4,290	Award rate

How this list is built

One row per DWP condition category with at least 500 mandatory reconsideration decisions in the published window, ordered by DWP's own change rate, highest first. MR change rate = decisions changed at mandatory reconsideration / (changed + unchanged + not revised); withdrawn and cancelled MRs excluded.

Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API), PIP MR Clearances dataset

Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Our compilation is CC BY 4.0.

Attribution: Finally Seen, Conditions ranked by how often DWP changed its own PIP decision, https://finallyseen.org.uk/pip-statistics/reconsideration-ranked. Reuse permitted with attribution.

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