More than four million people are receiving Personal Independence Payment (PIP), according to reporting that highlights a sharp rise in new claims. The outlets say the number of people awarded PIP increases by nearly 500,000 to a record high.
The reporting focuses in particular on psychiatric-related awards. It states that more than 100,000 additional people are given PIP for mental health conditions, including ADHD, in the latest year covered. That figure is described as making up almost 40% of all new disability benefit claims.
Across the available material, the emphasis is on growth in the overall PIP caseload and on the share of new awards tied to mental health. No further details are provided here about geographic patterns, eligibility changes, assessment outcomes, or whether the increase reflects changing need, administrative practice, or policy shifts. The figures are presented as part of the broader disability benefits landscape during the Labour period, but specific policy mechanisms are not described in the provided extracts.
