# United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity reasons: Looking after family/home: : 16-64: 000s: SA ()

United Kingdom LFS: Econ. inactivity reasons: Looking after family/home: : 16-64: 000s: SA () was 1,559.0 thousands in July 2026, up 1.6% from June 2026 and down 1.9% from a year earlier.
Over the past ten years it has ranged from 1,518.0 thousands (May 2026) to 2,242.0 thousands (Aug 2016), averaging 1,825.0 thousands.

- Source agency: UK Office for National Statistics
- Makrognosis code: `UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF65.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-reasons-looking-after-family-home-16-64-000s-sa

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| July 2026 | 1,559.0 thousands |
| June 2026 | 1,535.0 thousands |
| May 2026 | 1,518.0 thousands |
| April 2026 | 1,547.0 thousands |
| March 2026 | 1,568.0 thousands |
| February 2026 | 1,555.0 thousands |
| January 2026 | 1,555.0 thousands |
| December 2025 | 1,523.0 thousands |
| November 2025 | 1,548.0 thousands |
| October 2025 | 1,559.0 thousands |
| September 2025 | 1,574.0 thousands |
| August 2025 | 1,563.0 thousands |
| July 2025 | 1,589.0 thousands |
| June 2025 | 1,622.0 thousands |
| May 2025 | 1,611.0 thousands |
| April 2025 | 1,562.0 thousands |
| March 2025 | 1,604.0 thousands |
| February 2025 | 1,632.0 thousands |
| January 2025 | 1,691.0 thousands |
| December 2024 | 1,657.0 thousands |
| November 2024 | 1,664.0 thousands |
| October 2024 | 1,681.0 thousands |
| September 2024 | 1,676.0 thousands |
| August 2024 | 1,645.0 thousands |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF65.MEASURE-LEVEL"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/UK.INACTIVE.M.SA.AGE-16-64.ITEM-LF65.MEASURE-LEVEL",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```