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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : 18-24 yrs : Computerised claims only : SA : Thousands () was up 10.1% year on year in September 2026, compared with 8.3% in August 2026.
The level stood at 346.1 thousands.
That is the highest reading since April 2021.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −48.6% (Apr 2022) to 145.7% (Jul 2020), averaging 12.7%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 346.1 thousands | 10.1 |
| August 2026 | 337.7 thousands | 8.3 |
| July 2026 | 332.6 thousands | 8.5 |
| June 2026 | 331.9 thousands | 8.2 |
| May 2026 | 332.1 thousands | 8.2 |
| April 2026 | 330.0 thousands | 7.9 |
| March 2026 | 327.8 thousands | 8.1 |
| February 2026 | 325.3 thousands | 8.6 |
| January 2026 | 321.3 thousands | 7.9 |
| December 2025 | 321.9 thousands | 9.1 |
| November 2025 | 319.1 thousands | 8.2 |
| October 2025 | 317.1 thousands | 7.9 |
| September 2025 | 314.3 thousands | 7.6 |
| August 2025 | 311.8 thousands | 7.4 |
| July 2025 | 306.5 thousands | 5.6 |
| June 2025 | 306.8 thousands | 8.0 |
| May 2025 | 306.8 thousands | 7.8 |
| April 2025 | 305.8 thousands | 8.6 |
| March 2025 | 303.2 thousands | 7.7 |
| February 2025 | 299.6 thousands | 7.1 |
| January 2025 | 297.9 thousands | 6.1 |
| December 2024 | 295.0 thousands | 6.2 |
| November 2024 | 295.0 thousands | 6.8 |
| October 2024 | 294.0 thousands | 6.9 |

## API

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

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