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Answer

The equivalent table for the PIP caseload at April 2026 is provided below.

ADHD / ADD is defined in the same way as the category used in the “PIP cases with entitlement form 2019” release.

Anxiety and Depression is a disaggregation of the Psychiatric Disorders group on the “PIP cases with entitlement from 2019” release; as previously included in the notes of the referenced response to question 47466, the group contains the following primary conditions:

- Anxiety disorders - Other / type not known

- Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)

- Stress reaction disorders - Other / type not known

- Generalised anxiety disorder

- Phobia - Specific

- Phobia - Social

- Agoraphobia

- Panic disorder

- Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)

- Anxiety and depressive disorders - mixed

- Conversion disorder (hysteria)

- Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)

- Dissociative disorders - Other / type not known

- Somatoform disorders - Other / type not known

- Depressive disorder

- Bipolar affective disorder (Hypomania / Mania)

- Mood disorders - Other / type not known

Table 1: PIP Daily Living claimants by primary condition group

Health Condition Category	Volume of PIP claimants receiving the Daily Living component	Volume of claimants with the Daily Living component awarded more than 8 points total but less than 4 points in each daily living activity	Proportion of claimants with the Daily Living component awarded more than 8 points total but less than 4 points in each daily living activity
Cancer	79,000	26,000	34%
Anxiety and Depression	661,000	312,000	47%
Autistic Spectrum Disorders	248,000	16,000	7%
Learning Disabilities	194,000	7,000	4%
ADHD / ADD	97000	20,000	20%
Psychotic Disorders	118,000	26,000	22%
Other Psychiatric Disorders	97,000	26,000	27%
Arthritis	296,000	228,000	77%
Chronic Pain Syndromes	196,000	134,000	68%
Back Pain	212,000	169,000	79%
Other Regional Musculoskeletal Diseases	151,000	108,000	72%
Cerebrovascular Diseases	60,000	21,000	35%
Epilepsy	39,000	12,000	29%
Multiple Sclerosis and Neuropathic Diseases	84,000	42,000	49%
Cerebral Palsy and Neurological Muscular Diseases	48,000	11,000	24%
Other Neurological Diseases	106,000	39,000	37%
Respiratory Diseases	86,000	48,000	55%
Cardiovascular Diseases	68,000	42,000	62%
All Other Conditions	307,000	145,000	47%

Source: PIP Administrative Data

Notes:

- Figures are based on the PIP caseload at the end of April 2026 (latest available data).

- Data only includes claimants awarded Daily Living component.

- Data only includes claimants living in regions under DWP policy ownership (England, Wales and Abroad).

- Data only includes working age claimants

- Data includes normal rules claimants only and excludes special rules for end of life (SREL) claimants as they typically receive maximum or very high scores.

- Data may show minor differences to published award level information due to missing or poor-quality score data for a small number of claims.

- Health condition category is based on primary health condition as recorded on the PIP Computer System at time of latest assessment. Many claimants have multiple health conditions, but only the primary condition is available centrally for analysis.

- Only the 18 disabling condition groups which make up the highest proportions of the PIP caseload are displayed in this table.

- Other disabling condition groups which cover smaller proportions of the PIP caseload are covered in the "Other Conditions" category. This includes:

• Visual Diseases
• Other General Musculoskeletal Diseases
• Endocrine Diseases
• Hearing Disorders
• Gastrointestinal Diseases
• Genitourinary Diseases
• Skin Diseases
• Autoimmune Diseases (Connective Tissue Disorders)
• Infectious Diseases
• Diseases of the Liver, Gallbladder or Biliary Tract
• Haematological Diseases
• Metabolic Diseases
• Multisystem and Extremes of Age
• Diseases of the Immune System

- Figures may not sum due to rounding.

- Figures are rounded to the nearest 1,000 for volumes and the nearest percentage point for proportions.

Secondary information

Type

Written question

Reference

19059

Session

2026-27

Related items

Pathways to Work
Thursday, 1 May 2025
Written questions
House of Commons

Subjects

Depressive illnesses Health ADHD Pathways to work

Contains statistics

Yes

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