# United Kingdom Claimant Count : K03000001 GB : People : SA : Thousands ()

United Kingdom Claimant Count : K03000001 GB : People : SA : Thousands () was up 2.8% year on year in September 2026, compared with 0.7% in August 2026.
The level stood at 1,668.3 thousands.
That is the highest reading since June 2025.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from −38.6% (Apr 2022) to 142.9% (May 2020), averaging 13.4%.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.CLAIMS.M.SA.GRP-GB`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1971-01-01 to 2026-09-01 (669 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/claimant-count-k03000001-gb-people-sa-thousands

## Recent data

| Period | Value | Y/Y % |
|---|---:|---:|
| September 2026 | 1,668.3 thousands | 2.8 |
| August 2026 | 1,637.8 thousands | 0.7 |
| July 2026 | 1,630.8 thousands | −0.04 |
| June 2026 | 1,641.2 thousands | −1.0 |
| May 2026 | 1,647.5 thousands | −0.9 |
| April 2026 | 1,645.6 thousands | −1.1 |
| March 2026 | 1,637.3 thousands | −2.2 |
| February 2026 | 1,632.5 thousands | −2.6 |
| January 2026 | 1,614.8 thousands | −3.6 |
| December 2025 | 1,615.4 thousands | −4.1 |
| November 2025 | 1,617.1 thousands | −5.0 |
| October 2025 | 1,621.1 thousands | −5.9 |
| September 2025 | 1,622.8 thousands | −6.3 |
| August 2025 | 1,626.4 thousands | −6.0 |
| July 2025 | 1,631.5 thousands | −6.0 |
| June 2025 | 1,657.1 thousands | 3.5 |
| May 2025 | 1,661.7 thousands | 5.5 |
| April 2025 | 1,663.7 thousands | 7.5 |
| March 2025 | 1,674.9 thousands | 8.6 |
| February 2025 | 1,675.6 thousands | 9.7 |
| January 2025 | 1,675.5 thousands | 9.5 |
| December 2024 | 1,684.8 thousands | 10.3 |
| November 2024 | 1,702.3 thousands | 12.3 |
| October 2024 | 1,723.0 thousands | 14.6 |

## API

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

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