The number of people in England and Wales claiming the main disability benefit has hit a new record high of nearly four million, figures show.
Some 3.93 million people in England and Wales were claiming personal independence payments in January 2026, according to data published on Tuesday by the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP).
This is up by 233,080, or 6%, from 3.69 million a year earlier.
The number of claimants has almost doubled since comparable figures began seven years ago in January 2019, when the total stood at 2.05 million.