# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : All ages : Computerised claims only : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : People : All ages : Computerised claims only : SA : Thousands () was up 2.5% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.5% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,700.5 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.5% (Apr 2022) to 142.2% (May 2020), averaging 13.1%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,700.5 thousands | 2.5 |
| August 2026 | 1,670.3 thousands | 0.5 |
| July 2026 | 1,663.3 thousands | −0.2 |
| June 2026 | 1,675.1 thousands | −1.1 |
| May 2026 | 1,681.5 thousands | −1.0 |
| April 2026 | 1,680.2 thousands | −1.3 |
| March 2026 | 1,671.9 thousands | −2.4 |
| February 2026 | 1,667.0 thousands | −2.8 |
| January 2026 | 1,649.9 thousands | −3.7 |
| December 2025 | 1,650.0 thousands | −4.3 |
| November 2025 | 1,652.4 thousands | −5.1 |
| October 2025 | 1,656.5 thousands | −6.1 |
| September 2025 | 1,658.3 thousands | −6.4 |
| August 2025 | 1,661.9 thousands | −6.1 |
| July 2025 | 1,667.4 thousands | −6.1 |
| June 2025 | 1,693.9 thousands | 3.4 |
| May 2025 | 1,698.9 thousands | 5.4 |
| April 2025 | 1,701.5 thousands | 7.5 |
| March 2025 | 1,713.0 thousands | 8.6 |
| February 2025 | 1,714.3 thousands | 9.7 |
| January 2025 | 1,714.1 thousands | 9.5 |
| December 2024 | 1,723.6 thousands | 10.3 |
| November 2024 | 1,742.1 thousands | 12.4 |
| October 2024 | 1,763.3 thousands | 14.6 |

## API

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

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