# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 50+ yrs : Computerised claims only : NSA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 50+ yrs : Computerised claims only : NSA : Thousands () was up 5.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.4% in August 2026.
The level stood at 224.2 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −34.7% (Apr 2022) to 111.6% (May 2020), averaging 10.6%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED.SEX-M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1996-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (369 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-k02000001-men-50-yrs-computerised-claims-only-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 224.2 thousands | 5.6 |
| August 2026 | 220.2 thousands | 2.4 |
| July 2026 | 221.1 thousands | 0.8 |
| June 2026 | 222.4 thousands | −0.5 |
| May 2026 | 220.3 thousands | −1.7 |
| April 2026 | 218.5 thousands | −4.0 |
| March 2026 | 219.1 thousands | −5.8 |
| February 2026 | 217.6 thousands | −7.4 |
| January 2026 | 211.9 thousands | −7.5 |
| December 2025 | 209.3 thousands | −8.2 |
| November 2025 | 209.6 thousands | −9.0 |
| October 2025 | 210.1 thousands | −9.1 |
| September 2025 | 212.3 thousands | −7.9 |
| August 2025 | 215.0 thousands | −6.1 |
| July 2025 | 219.3 thousands | −4.7 |
| June 2025 | 223.6 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2025 | 224.1 thousands | 4.5 |
| April 2025 | 227.6 thousands | 7.6 |
| March 2025 | 232.5 thousands | 10.0 |
| February 2025 | 234.9 thousands | 13.4 |
| January 2025 | 229.2 thousands | 13.7 |
| December 2024 | 228.1 thousands | 14.9 |
| November 2024 | 230.3 thousands | 16.5 |
| October 2024 | 231.1 thousands | 17.6 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED.SEX-M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED.SEX-M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```