How many people claim PIP?

DWP publishes Personal Independence Payment statistics quarterly, covering new claims, clearances, awards, the main disabling condition and the number of people receiving it. The data is for England and Wales; Scotland has replaced PIP with Adult Disability Payment, which Social Security Scotland reports.

For trends, compare claims in payment over time in Stat-Xplore and check whether a claim counts new awards or everyone receiving the benefit.

Official sources: PIP statistics · Social Security Scotland statistics

The latest figure

The newest value is at Office for National Statistics (ONS). More on it: UK economic inactivity rate.

When is the next figure out?

Monthly, usually a Tuesday in the middle of the month, 7am (ONS labour market release); next release 20 October 2026

Every official release due in the next two weeks is on the release calendar.

Terms used in this answer

• Economic inactivity
  People who are not in work and not looking for or available for work, such as students, carers, retired people and those who are long-term sick.
• ILO unemployment
  The internationally agreed definition of unemployment: people without a job who have looked for work in the past four weeks and can start within two weeks.
• Rolling average
  An average recalculated each period over a fixed window, such as the latest three months or twelve months, to smooth out short-term ups and downs.
• Survey sample
  The group of people or businesses selected to take part in a survey, chosen so that their answers can be used to estimate figures for the whole population.
• Response rate
  The share of people or businesses selected for a survey who actually take part. Lower response rates can make estimates less precise and risk bias.

Where the figures come from

• UK tax rates, allowances and taxpayer statistics (GOV.UK, HMRC, OBR, Revenue Scotland and Welsh Revenue Authority)
  Where to check official UK income tax bands, National Insurance, VAT, stamp duty, inheritance tax and taxpayer numbers, and how to test tax claims.
• HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) official statistics
  Find HMRC monthly tax receipts and NICs, annual receipts, income tax liabilities, the tax gap, personal incomes and UK trade data, and how to read them.

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