Sick benefit (PIP) entitlement up by 29% since Covid
The number of people claiming personal independence payments (PIP) or its predecessor, disability living allowances (DLA) has increased by 1.1 million since pre-Covid levels; with close to 5 million people now entitled to sick benefits in the UK.
Pre-Covid
1,697,920
2,079,938
1,653,616
2,134,682
1,598,142
2,242,275
1,523,008
2,357,216
1,454,321
2,421,437
1,389,400
2,511,698
1,386,202
2,571,737
1,377,725
2,622,882
1,359,966
2,662,391
1,344,345
2,717,386
1,347,415
2,772,710
1,350,127
2,830,111
1,349,107
2,907,066
1,336,171
2,999,026
1,320,568
3,099,389
1,307,268
3,202,656
1,302,331
3,272,179
1,295,692
3,300,923
1,320,202
3,387,301
1,330,166
3,465,196
1,338,534
3,508,348
1,349,582
3,555,452
1,363,681
3,626,782
Data retrieved from StatXplore on 7.3.2025. Data up to August 2024 (latest available government data).
