# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : 50+ yrs : Over 24 Months : SA : Thousands (ended 2013) ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : 50+ yrs : Over 24 Months : SA : Thousands (ended 2013) () was up 100.4% year on year in April 2013, compared with 102.8% in March 2013.
The level stood at 52.70 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −60.4% (Oct 2008) to 108.5% (Sep 2010), averaging 12.9%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-OVER24M`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1997-04-01 to 2013-04-01 (193 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-k02000001-people-50-yrs-over-24-months-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| April 2013 | 52.70 thousands | 100.4 |
| March 2013 | 50.30 thousands | 102.8 |
| February 2013 | 47.40 thousands | 100.8 |
| January 2013 | 44.40 thousands | 100.0 |
| December 2012 | 42.30 thousands | 101.4 |
| November 2012 | 39.30 thousands | 97.5 |
| October 2012 | 37.10 thousands | 94.2 |
| September 2012 | 35.10 thousands | 96.1 |
| August 2012 | 32.90 thousands | 91.3 |
| July 2012 | 31.00 thousands | 87.9 |
| June 2012 | 29.40 thousands | 84.9 |
| May 2012 | 27.50 thousands | 76.3 |
| April 2012 | 26.30 thousands | 71.9 |
| March 2012 | 24.80 thousands | 63.2 |
| February 2012 | 23.60 thousands | 54.2 |
| January 2012 | 22.20 thousands | 43.2 |
| December 2011 | 21.00 thousands | 38.2 |
| November 2011 | 19.90 thousands | 30.1 |
| October 2011 | 19.10 thousands | 24.8 |
| September 2011 | 17.90 thousands | 20.9 |
| August 2011 | 17.20 thousands | 20.3 |
| July 2011 | 16.50 thousands | 23.1 |
| June 2011 | 15.90 thousands | 25.2 |
| May 2011 | 15.60 thousands | 31.1 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-OVER24M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-OVER24M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```