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

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K02000001 : Women : 50+ yrs : Computerised claims only : SA : Thousands () was up 3.4% year on year in September 2026, compared with 1.1% in August 2026.
The level stood at 166.1 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −37.5% (Apr 2022) to 115.4% (Mar 2021), averaging 14.2%.

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

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 166.1 thousands | 3.4 |
| August 2026 | 163.3 thousands | 1.1 |
| July 2026 | 162.1 thousands | −0.4 |
| June 2026 | 163.1 thousands | −1.7 |
| May 2026 | 162.6 thousands | −2.5 |
| April 2026 | 161.1 thousands | −4.3 |
| March 2026 | 160.6 thousands | −6.0 |
| February 2026 | 159.9 thousands | −6.9 |
| January 2026 | 158.8 thousands | −8.2 |
| December 2025 | 159.4 thousands | −9.3 |
| November 2025 | 158.7 thousands | −10.9 |
| October 2025 | 160.0 thousands | −11.7 |
| September 2025 | 160.7 thousands | −11.9 |
| August 2025 | 161.5 thousands | −10.8 |
| July 2025 | 162.7 thousands | −9.3 |
| June 2025 | 166.0 thousands | 5.2 |
| May 2025 | 166.8 thousands | 8.7 |
| April 2025 | 168.4 thousands | 11.9 |
| March 2025 | 170.8 thousands | 14.2 |
| February 2025 | 171.7 thousands | 16.1 |
| January 2025 | 173.0 thousands | 16.5 |
| December 2024 | 175.7 thousands | 17.5 |
| November 2024 | 178.2 thousands | 19.3 |
| October 2024 | 181.1 thousands | 21.8 |

## API

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

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