Fibromyalgia: where PIP is hardest to get, by region.
The share of new PIP claims awarded for the DWP condition category Fibromyalgia, in each English and Welsh region. The published cells run from 52.1% in East Midlands to 64.9% in London, a 12.8 percentage point spread. Data window: May 2023 to April 2026.
| Rank | Region | Awarded | All conditions |
|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | East Midlands | 52.1% | 39.9% |
| #2 | West Midlands | 52.7% | 38.8% |
| #3 | Wales | 52.8% | 40.9% |
| #4 | South West | 55.7% | 45.7% |
| #5 | South East | 58.2% | 45.5% |
| #6 | East of England | 58.3% | 44.8% |
| #7 | Yorkshire and The Humber | 61.3% | 46.3% |
| #8 | North East | 61.7% | 47.9% |
| #9 | North West | 62.1% | 46.9% |
| #10 | London | 64.9% | 45.2% |
Method: new claim decisions only, DLA reassessments excluded, counted by the DWP primary condition category, regional cells below 200 decisions suppressed as DWP suppresses them. Source: DWP Stat-Xplore (Open Data API). Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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