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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : 50+ yrs : Computerised claims only : SA : Thousands () was up 5.2% year on year in September 2026, compared with 2.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 226.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −35.6% (Apr 2022) to 115.8% (May 2020), averaging 10.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-50P.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-50-yrs-computerised-claims-only-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 226.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| August 2026 | 221.5 thousands | 2.5 |
| July 2026 | 220.6 thousands | 0.5 |
| June 2026 | 221.0 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2026 | 219.7 thousands | −1.9 |
| April 2026 | 217.2 thousands | −3.3 |
| March 2026 | 215.4 thousands | −5.4 |
| February 2026 | 214.4 thousands | −6.6 |
| January 2026 | 211.9 thousands | −7.6 |
| December 2025 | 212.1 thousands | −8.1 |
| November 2025 | 212.4 thousands | −9.0 |
| October 2025 | 213.2 thousands | −9.2 |
| September 2025 | 214.8 thousands | −8.0 |
| August 2025 | 216.1 thousands | −6.2 |
| July 2025 | 219.5 thousands | −4.8 |
| June 2025 | 223.4 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2025 | 224.0 thousands | 4.5 |
| April 2025 | 224.6 thousands | 8.0 |
| March 2025 | 227.8 thousands | 10.2 |
| February 2025 | 229.5 thousands | 13.4 |
| January 2025 | 229.3 thousands | 13.8 |
| December 2024 | 230.9 thousands | 14.8 |
| November 2024 | 233.3 thousands | 16.3 |
| October 2024 | 234.8 thousands | 17.4 |

## API

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

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