# United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity DNW: Looking after family/home: : 16-64:SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity DNW: Looking after family/home: : 16-64:SA () was 1,189.0 thousands in July 2026, up 2.9% from June 2026 and down 1.4% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,128.0 thousands (May 2026) to 1,612.0 thousands (Jan 2017), averaging 1,387.1 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF6N.MEASURE-LEVEL`
- Frequency: monthly
- Units: thousands
- Coverage: 1993-04-01 to 2026-07-01 (400 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/united-kingdom/lfs-econ-inactivity-dnw-looking-after-family-home-16-64-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,189.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 1,156.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 1,128.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 1,152.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 1,168.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 1,162.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 1,164.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 1,150.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 1,163.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 1,169.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 1,189.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 1,189.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 1,206.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 1,224.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 1,219.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 1,184.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 1,237.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 1,261.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 1,300.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 1,280.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 1,291.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 1,304.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 1,290.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 1,268.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF6N.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF6N.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```