# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 18-24 yrs : Computerised claims only : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 18-24 yrs : Computerised claims only : SA : Thousands () was up 7.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 5.8% in August 2026.
The level stood at 208.1 thousands.
That is the highest reading since July 2024.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −47.7% (Apr 2022) to 148.8% (May 2020), averaging 12.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1997-04-01 to 2026-09-01 (354 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-k02000001-men-18-24-yrs-computerised-claims-only-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 208.1 thousands | 7.5 |
| August 2026 | 203.4 thousands | 5.8 |
| July 2026 | 200.9 thousands | 6.2 |
| June 2026 | 200.2 thousands | 5.8 |
| May 2026 | 200.7 thousands | 6.6 |
| April 2026 | 198.4 thousands | 6.5 |
| March 2026 | 197.7 thousands | 6.5 |
| February 2026 | 197.1 thousands | 7.2 |
| January 2026 | 195.3 thousands | 6.4 |
| December 2025 | 195.6 thousands | 7.2 |
| November 2025 | 195.3 thousands | 7.1 |
| October 2025 | 194.7 thousands | 7.1 |
| September 2025 | 193.6 thousands | 7.0 |
| August 2025 | 192.2 thousands | 6.8 |
| July 2025 | 189.1 thousands | 5.1 |
| June 2025 | 189.3 thousands | 7.3 |
| May 2025 | 188.3 thousands | 6.7 |
| April 2025 | 186.3 thousands | 7.4 |
| March 2025 | 185.7 thousands | 6.4 |
| February 2025 | 183.8 thousands | 5.8 |
| January 2025 | 183.5 thousands | 5.0 |
| December 2024 | 182.5 thousands | 6.2 |
| November 2024 | 182.3 thousands | 6.5 |
| October 2024 | 181.8 thousands | 7.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```