PIP appeal success rates have fallen by 5% in the quarter from July to September 2025, official figures released this week show. Meanwhile, the number of claimants waiting for a PIP appeal has almost quadrupled over the last four years.
The latest His Majesty’s Court and Tribunal Service (HMCTS) statistics show that 26,000 cases were completed in the latest quarter, 63% of these going to a full hearing, compared to 59% last year.
58% of appeals were won by the claimant, compared to 60% last year. For individual benefits, the success rates were:
- PIP 63%, down 5%
- DLA 61%, up 4%
- UC 48%, down 4%
- ESA 46%, down 2%
The number of open social security appeals has increased by 11% compared to last year, mainly because the number of cases dealt with has fallen, rather than more appeals being lodged.
The number of PIP appeals lodged was down by 10%, but DLA appeals were up by 59% and UC by 25%.
PIP appeals accounted for 58% of all social security appeals and UC 23%.
However, tables produced by HMCTS show that there are currently 53,000 PIP appeals waiting to be heard, almost four times as many as the 14,000 waiting list at the same point in 2021.
The average time taken for an appeal to be heard was 33 weeks, up 3 weeks from a year ago.
You can download the full social security statistics from this page
