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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : 50+ yrs : Computerised claims only : SA : Thousands () was up 4.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.9% in August 2026.
The level stood at 392.0 thousands.
That is the highest reading since May 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −36.4% (Apr 2022) to 114.4% (May 2020), averaging 12.0%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 392.0 thousands | 4.4 |
| August 2026 | 384.8 thousands | 1.9 |
| July 2026 | 382.7 thousands | 0.1 |
| June 2026 | 384.1 thousands | −1.4 |
| May 2026 | 382.3 thousands | −2.1 |
| April 2026 | 378.2 thousands | −3.8 |
| March 2026 | 376.0 thousands | −5.6 |
| February 2026 | 374.3 thousands | −6.7 |
| January 2026 | 370.7 thousands | −7.9 |
| December 2025 | 371.6 thousands | −8.6 |
| November 2025 | 371.1 thousands | −9.8 |
| October 2025 | 373.2 thousands | −10.3 |
| September 2025 | 375.6 thousands | −9.7 |
| August 2025 | 377.6 thousands | −8.2 |
| July 2025 | 382.3 thousands | −6.7 |
| June 2025 | 389.4 thousands | 3.6 |
| May 2025 | 390.7 thousands | 6.3 |
| April 2025 | 393.0 thousands | 9.6 |
| March 2025 | 398.5 thousands | 11.8 |
| February 2025 | 401.2 thousands | 14.6 |
| January 2025 | 402.3 thousands | 15.0 |
| December 2024 | 406.5 thousands | 16.0 |
| November 2024 | 411.5 thousands | 17.6 |
| October 2024 | 415.9 thousands | 19.3 |

## API

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

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