Official Statistics

Health Assessment Statistics: PIP and WCA to July 2026

Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Work Capability Assessments (WCA) assessment volumes and channels in Great Britain from January 2021 to July 2026.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 15 September 2026
• Last updated: 15 September 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England, Scotland and Wales

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Health Assessment Statistics: Personal Independence Payment and Work Capability Assessments, January 2021 to July 2026

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Background information and methodology

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Details

These official statistics in development cover completed PIP and WCA assessment reports returned to the Department for Work and Pensions by contracted assessment providers.

Further information

Further information on the context, purpose and definitions used in these statistics is available in the accompanying background and methodology document.

Published 15 September 2026

Last updated 15 September 2026 — Show all updates

1. 15 September 2026

   Updated 2 images in the statistics release. The labels and associated lines indicating ‘Start of FAS contracts’ were slightly misaligned in the following charts: PIP assessment volumes completed per month in Great Britain, by completion route, January 2021 to July 2026; and WCA volumes completed per month in Great Britain, by completion route, January 2021 to July 2026. No other changes have been made.

2. 15 September 2026

   First published.