# United Kingdom Claimant Count : E92000001 England : People : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : E92000001 England : People : SA : Thousands () was up 2.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,492.1 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.4% (Apr 2022) to 148.8% (May 2020), averaging 14.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-ENGLAND`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1974-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (630 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-e92000001-england-people-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,492.1 thousands | 2.4 |
| August 2026 | 1,465.0 thousands | 0.3 |
| July 2026 | 1,459.4 thousands | −0.5 |
| June 2026 | 1,469.2 thousands | −1.4 |
| May 2026 | 1,474.9 thousands | −1.2 |
| April 2026 | 1,473.2 thousands | −1.4 |
| March 2026 | 1,466.2 thousands | −2.5 |
| February 2026 | 1,463.0 thousands | −2.7 |
| January 2026 | 1,448.5 thousands | −3.6 |
| December 2025 | 1,449.0 thousands | −4.1 |
| November 2025 | 1,451.3 thousands | −4.9 |
| October 2025 | 1,455.2 thousands | −5.7 |
| September 2025 | 1,457.7 thousands | −5.9 |
| August 2025 | 1,461.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| July 2025 | 1,466.6 thousands | −5.5 |
| June 2025 | 1,489.8 thousands | 4.3 |
| May 2025 | 1,493.3 thousands | 6.3 |
| April 2025 | 1,494.2 thousands | 8.4 |
| March 2025 | 1,504.4 thousands | 9.5 |
| February 2025 | 1,503.8 thousands | 10.5 |
| January 2025 | 1,502.3 thousands | 10.2 |
| December 2024 | 1,510.9 thousands | 11.3 |
| November 2024 | 1,525.8 thousands | 13.4 |
| October 2024 | 1,543.6 thousands | 15.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-ENGLAND"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.REGION-ENGLAND",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```