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Number of people on PIP increases to 3.7 million

ended 09. September 2025

Latest Personal Independence Payment (PIP) statistics show that as at 30 April 2025 there were 3.7 million claimants entitled to PIP (caseload) in England and Wales, a 2% increase on the number as at 31 January 2025. 37% received the highest level of award, the same level as in January 2025.

  • What is your reaction to PIP claimants increasing to 3.7million?
  • Is it sustainable? 
  • How important is PIP?

Responses asap please

3 responses from the Newspage community

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Laura Purkess
Personal Finance Expert at Investing Insiders
The government has previously said the number of people receiving PIP has risen rapidly and is becoming financially unsustainable, which is why it has been looking at reforms to the welfare system. There are several reasons for this - allegedly general worsening of the UK population's health, and long-term effects from the pandemic.

PIP is relied on by millions of people to cover their daily living costs. These are people who are living with conditions that prevent them from living and working as normal - it's not an 'out of work' benefit, it is for people who are considered disabled or to have a debilitating condition. The UK's welfare system is designed to provide support to people who aren't able to work because of health or other factors, and it's really important this safety net is there so people know they will be OK and protected in the event that something happens to them.
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David Belle
Founder and Trader at Fink Money
Work and you get hammered.

Pretend to have ADHD or any other myriad of unprovable conditions and you get a free car.

Welcome to the YooKay.
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Jane Dyer
Workplace Wellbeing Consultant at Tudor Rose Services Ltd (TA - Tudor Rose Workplace Wellbeing Consultancy)
Being myself disabled with a business that supports disabled peoples opportunities to work and progress in the workplace, I'm conflicted.

This mis communication 'noise' from the media, Government, MPs around welfare is fuelling so much fear. PIP is a disability, not work benefit, and we are aware of the additional cost of living disability brings. As such by addressing disability needs, PIP enables people to access work.

However, 37.5 million working age adults in England and Wales, only 3.7 million PIP claimants. The increase alegidly, coming from those with mental ill health. There are many factors incl. changing socialtle attitudes, capacity and skills of and who is assessing people for PIP.

As a disability benefit, PIP IS so important, to reduce disability aspects, which limit productive and positive work/life opportunity and experience (care, mobility needs etc.). How we define disability (the DDA 2010) needs addressing. NOT, removing/reducing PIP from those who need it.