# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : 50+ yrs : Over 6 and up to 12 months : SA : Thousands (ended 2013) ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : 50+ yrs : Over 6 and up to 12 months : SA : Thousands (ended 2013) () was down 13.5% year on year in April 2013, compared with −19.2% in March 2013.
The level stood at 43.00 thousands.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −29.4% (Oct 2010) to 153.6% (Jul 2009), averaging 10.8%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-6-12M`
- 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-6-and-up-to-12-months-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| April 2013 | 43.00 thousands | −13.5 |
| March 2013 | 42.60 thousands | −19.2 |
| February 2013 | 42.20 thousands | −22.6 |
| January 2013 | 41.70 thousands | −23.8 |
| December 2012 | 41.80 thousands | −23.7 |
| November 2012 | 42.80 thousands | −21.2 |
| October 2012 | 42.60 thousands | −22.4 |
| September 2012 | 42.80 thousands | −18.2 |
| August 2012 | 44.20 thousands | −12.0 |
| July 2012 | 45.80 thousands | −7.1 |
| June 2012 | 46.70 thousands | −2.3 |
| May 2012 | 48.10 thousands | 3.7 |
| April 2012 | 49.70 thousands | 10.9 |
| March 2012 | 52.70 thousands | 20.6 |
| February 2012 | 54.50 thousands | 25.3 |
| January 2012 | 54.70 thousands | 29.0 |
| December 2011 | 54.80 thousands | 33.3 |
| November 2011 | 54.30 thousands | 32.1 |
| October 2011 | 54.90 thousands | 32.6 |
| September 2011 | 52.30 thousands | 22.5 |
| August 2011 | 50.20 thousands | 14.1 |
| July 2011 | 49.30 thousands | 7.9 |
| June 2011 | 47.80 thousands | −0.2 |
| May 2011 | 46.40 thousands | −6.8 |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-6-12M"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.AGE-50P.MEASURE-6-12M",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```