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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : 18-24 yrs : Computerised claims only : NSA : Thousands () was up 10.6% year on year in September 2026, compared with 8.0% in August 2026.
The level stood at 346.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.3% (Apr 2022) to 144.4% (Jul 2020), averaging 12.7%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.AGE-18-24.MEASURE-COMPUTERISED`
- 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-people-18-24-yrs-computerised-claims-only-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 346.0 thousands | 10.6 |
| August 2026 | 337.1 thousands | 8.0 |
| July 2026 | 326.6 thousands | 7.9 |
| June 2026 | 323.8 thousands | 7.8 |
| May 2026 | 326.1 thousands | 8.2 |
| April 2026 | 330.0 thousands | 7.7 |
| March 2026 | 333.1 thousands | 7.7 |
| February 2026 | 328.7 thousands | 7.6 |
| January 2026 | 320.1 thousands | 8.0 |
| December 2025 | 321.9 thousands | 8.1 |
| November 2025 | 322.6 thousands | 8.2 |
| October 2025 | 318.8 thousands | 8.0 |
| September 2025 | 312.8 thousands | 7.5 |
| August 2025 | 312.1 thousands | 7.3 |
| July 2025 | 302.8 thousands | 5.4 |
| June 2025 | 300.3 thousands | 7.9 |
| May 2025 | 301.4 thousands | 7.8 |
| April 2025 | 306.5 thousands | 8.2 |
| March 2025 | 309.4 thousands | 7.5 |
| February 2025 | 305.5 thousands | 7.3 |
| January 2025 | 296.3 thousands | 6.4 |
| December 2024 | 297.8 thousands | 7.2 |
| November 2024 | 298.2 thousands | 7.0 |
| October 2024 | 295.1 thousands | 7.3 |

## API

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

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