Psychiatric
disorders
1,406,044
disorders
1,406,044
Musculoskeletal
disease
(general)
691,426
disease
(general)
691,426
Neurological
disease
470,380
disease
470,380
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)
434,670
434,670
Other
649,150
649,150
Mental health disorders make up most PIP benefits
Nearly 4 in 10 people entitled to sick benefits via personal independence payments are diagnosed with psychiatric disorders, amounting to some 1.4 million cases. The next most common is musculoskeletal diseases.
Psychiatric disorders
Musculoskeletal disease (general)
Neurological disease
Musculoskeletal disease (regional)
Other
Data retrieved from StatXplore on 7.3.2025. Data up to August 2024 (latest available government data).
