Accredited official statistics

Personal Independence Payment statistics to January 2026

Quarterly statistics including numbers of claims with entitlement, new claim registrations, decisions and awards made.

• From: Department for Work and Pensions
• Published: 17 March 2026

Applies to England and Wales

Documents

Personal Independence Payment: Official Statistics to January 2026

Ref: ISBN 978-1-78659-650-5

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Personal Independence Payment: Clearance/Outstanding Times and Customer Journey Statistics to January 2026, England & Wales (ODS)

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Personal Independence Payment: Clearance/Outstanding Times and Customer Journey Statistics to January 2026, England & Wales (XLS)

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Details

These official statistics include data up to 31 January 2026 for:

• caseloads (cases with entitlement) 
• registrations 
• clearances and awards, including award types & review periods. 
• award reviews and changes of circumstance  
• mandatory reconsiderations 
• average clearance times and average outstanding times 
• mandatory reconsideration clearance times 
• customer journey statistics (tracking of initial decisions and award review outcomes following a PIP assessment through to MR and appeal) 

Changes in this release

None

Expected changes in future releases. 

None. 

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Published 17 March 2026