# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : All ages : Computerised claims only : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Men : All ages : Computerised claims only : SA : Thousands () was up 3.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 958.7 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.8% (Apr 2022) to 150.8% (May 2020), averaging 11.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.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-all-ages-computerised-claims-only-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 958.7 thousands | 3.5 |
| August 2026 | 940.7 thousands | 1.3 |
| July 2026 | 937.8 thousands | 0.7 |
| June 2026 | 942.1 thousands | −0.1 |
| May 2026 | 945.1 thousands | 0.2 |
| April 2026 | 939.9 thousands | −0.3 |
| March 2026 | 935.1 thousands | −1.3 |
| February 2026 | 933.0 thousands | −1.5 |
| January 2026 | 922.0 thousands | −2.5 |
| December 2025 | 923.3 thousands | −2.7 |
| November 2025 | 924.3 thousands | −3.1 |
| October 2025 | 924.9 thousands | −3.6 |
| September 2025 | 926.4 thousands | −3.5 |
| August 2025 | 928.4 thousands | −3.0 |
| July 2025 | 931.3 thousands | −3.3 |
| June 2025 | 943.2 thousands | 2.5 |
| May 2025 | 943.5 thousands | 3.5 |
| April 2025 | 942.9 thousands | 5.3 |
| March 2025 | 947.7 thousands | 6.0 |
| February 2025 | 947.3 thousands | 7.2 |
| January 2025 | 945.7 thousands | 7.0 |
| December 2024 | 949.3 thousands | 8.1 |
| November 2024 | 954.3 thousands | 9.1 |
| October 2024 | 959.9 thousands | 10.3 |

## API

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

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