# United Kingdom Claimant count Females SA (GB) - thousands. ()

United Kingdom Claimant count Females SA (GB) - thousands. () was up 1.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with −0.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 727.1 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.4% (Apr 2022) to 130.6% (May 2020), averaging 15.2%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.GRP-GB.SEX-F`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-females-sa-gb-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 727.1 thousands | 1.6 |
| August 2026 | 714.6 thousands | −0.3 |
| July 2026 | 710.6 thousands | −1.3 |
| June 2026 | 717.3 thousands | −2.2 |
| May 2026 | 720.6 thousands | −2.4 |
| April 2026 | 724.2 thousands | −2.3 |
| March 2026 | 720.8 thousands | −3.6 |
| February 2026 | 718.1 thousands | −4.1 |
| January 2026 | 711.7 thousands | −5.2 |
| December 2025 | 710.7 thousands | −6.0 |
| November 2025 | 711.8 thousands | −7.5 |
| October 2025 | 715.2 thousands | −8.8 |
| September 2025 | 715.5 thousands | −9.8 |
| August 2025 | 717.1 thousands | −9.8 |
| July 2025 | 719.6 thousands | −9.4 |
| June 2025 | 733.7 thousands | 4.6 |
| May 2025 | 738.2 thousands | 7.9 |
| April 2025 | 741.0 thousands | 10.2 |
| March 2025 | 747.6 thousands | 11.9 |
| February 2025 | 748.8 thousands | 12.9 |
| January 2025 | 750.5 thousands | 12.6 |
| December 2024 | 756.3 thousands | 13.0 |
| November 2024 | 769.2 thousands | 16.4 |
| October 2024 | 784.5 thousands | 20.2 |

## API

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

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