# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : All Ages : Computerised claims only : NSA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : All Ages : Computerised claims only : NSA : Thousands () was up 2.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.2% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,702.5 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.9% (Apr 2022) to 139.1% (May 2020), averaging 13.0%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.NSA.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-all-ages-computerised-claims-only-nsa

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,702.5 thousands | 2.8 |
| August 2026 | 1,666.0 thousands | 0.2 |
| July 2026 | 1,658.4 thousands | −0.6 |
| June 2026 | 1,670.6 thousands | −1.5 |
| May 2026 | 1,676.8 thousands | −0.8 |
| April 2026 | 1,677.1 thousands | −1.8 |
| March 2026 | 1,692.1 thousands | −2.9 |
| February 2026 | 1,684.8 thousands | −3.7 |
| January 2026 | 1,634.4 thousands | −3.7 |
| December 2025 | 1,625.2 thousands | −5.4 |
| November 2025 | 1,635.7 thousands | −5.2 |
| October 2025 | 1,649.7 thousands | −5.9 |
| September 2025 | 1,656.6 thousands | −6.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,663.1 thousands | −6.1 |
| July 2025 | 1,668.1 thousands | −6.1 |
| June 2025 | 1,696.9 thousands | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 1,690.7 thousands | 5.4 |
| April 2025 | 1,707.9 thousands | 7.2 |
| March 2025 | 1,741.8 thousands | 8.3 |
| February 2025 | 1,750.0 thousands | 9.8 |
| January 2025 | 1,696.8 thousands | 9.4 |
| December 2024 | 1,718.8 thousands | 11.4 |
| November 2024 | 1,725.7 thousands | 12.4 |
| October 2024 | 1,753.6 thousands | 15.1 |

## API

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

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