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The count stood at 20,385 in July 2026. That is 3.3% lower than a year earlier.

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Claimant count — Newham

20,385, latest July 2026 (-3.3% year on year, from 21,090).

The count stood at 20,385 in July 2026. That is 3.3% lower than a year earlier. The series peaked at 28,090 in April 2021; the latest figure is 27.4% below that peak. Its low point was 4,310 in December 2015; the latest reading is 373% above that.

This is the claimant count: people claiming Universal Credit while required to look for work, or Jobseeker's Allowance. It is not the unemployment rate. The unemployment rate comes from the ONS Labour Force Survey and counts everyone without a job who is looking for one, whether or not they claim a benefit.

Show the numbers (487 periods)
Claimant count — Newham, every published period
PeriodValue
July 202620,385
June 202620,180
May 202620,215
April 202619,890
March 202620,040
February 202620,205
January 202619,890
December 202520,170
November 202520,455
October 202520,895
September 202521,010
August 202520,990
July 202521,090
June 202521,650
May 202521,285
April 202521,135
March 202521,445
February 202521,470
January 202520,665
December 202420,800
November 202421,020
October 202421,235
September 202420,585
August 202420,190
July 202420,460
June 202418,620
May 202418,000
April 202417,410
March 202417,340
February 202417,460
January 202416,775
December 202316,805
November 202316,660
October 202316,760
September 202316,700
August 202316,375
July 202316,490
June 202316,170
May 202315,895
April 202316,165
March 202315,675
February 202315,150
January 202314,975
December 202215,215
November 202215,285
October 202215,170
September 202215,180
August 202215,080
July 202214,985
June 202215,780
May 202216,095
April 202216,495
March 202217,645
February 202218,620
January 202218,820
December 202119,815
November 202120,595
October 202121,370
September 202122,075
August 202123,545
July 202124,655
June 202124,925
May 202126,820
April 202128,090
March 202128,000
February 202127,625
January 202125,985
December 202026,340
November 202025,655
October 202024,270
September 202024,445
August 202024,050
July 202023,515
June 202023,330
May 202023,030
April 202012,815
March 20208,170
February 20208,050
January 20207,750
December 20197,640
November 20197,620
October 20197,435
September 20197,265
August 20197,065
July 20196,930
June 20196,875
May 20196,755
April 20196,450
March 20196,195
February 20195,880
January 20195,680
December 20185,440
November 20185,305
October 20185,105
September 20184,855
August 20184,660
July 20184,765
June 20184,810
May 20184,750
April 20184,790
March 20184,750
February 20184,740
January 20184,580
December 20174,535
November 20174,535
October 20174,580
September 20174,610
August 20174,625
July 20174,650
June 20174,735
May 20174,735
April 20174,730
March 20174,580
February 20174,505
January 20174,455
December 20164,530
November 20164,570
October 20164,655
September 20164,575
August 20164,565
July 20164,540
June 20164,555
May 20164,540
April 20164,655
March 20164,645
February 20164,625
January 20164,440
December 20154,310
November 20154,405
October 20154,570
September 20154,755
August 20154,880
July 20154,990
June 20155,130
May 20155,180
April 20155,305
March 20155,640
February 20155,820
January 20155,765
December 20145,805
November 20146,095
October 20146,320
September 20146,575
August 20146,710
July 20146,790
June 20147,025
May 20147,575
April 20147,800
March 20148,050
February 20148,205
January 20148,190
December 20138,215
November 20138,630
October 20139,200
September 20139,700
August 201310,130
July 201310,360
June 201310,630
May 201310,810
April 201311,010
March 201311,280
February 201311,335
January 201311,030
December 201211,020
November 201211,395
October 201211,420
September 201211,080
August 201210,615
July 201210,920
June 201211,295
May 201211,330
April 201211,595
March 201211,775
February 201211,905
January 201211,670
December 201111,575
November 201111,730
October 201111,855
September 201111,960
August 201111,945
July 201111,725
June 201111,455
May 201111,340
April 201111,260
March 201110,780
February 201110,615
January 201110,445
December 201010,190
November 201010,165
October 201010,240
September 201010,310
August 201010,115
July 201010,145
June 201010,150
May 201010,165
April 201010,140
March 201010,235
February 201010,420
January 201010,195
December 200910,085
November 200910,245
October 200910,400
September 200910,335
August 200910,255
July 200910,090
June 20099,935
May 20099,840
April 20099,500
March 20099,240
February 20098,715
January 20097,975
December 20087,785
November 20087,660
October 20087,520
September 20087,580
August 20087,520
July 20087,115
June 20087,105
May 20086,925
April 20086,845
March 20086,885
February 20086,850
January 20086,755
December 20076,775
November 20076,890
October 20077,045
September 20077,355
August 20077,500
July 20077,495
June 20077,650
May 20077,895
April 20078,015
March 20078,135
February 20078,110
January 20077,950
December 20068,345
November 20068,620
October 20068,735
September 20068,945
August 20068,845
July 20068,740
June 20068,680
May 20068,445
April 20068,550
March 20068,355
February 20068,315
January 20067,960
December 20057,755
November 20057,590
October 20057,650
September 20057,905
August 20057,845
July 20057,425
June 20057,405
May 20057,520
April 20057,330
March 20057,270
February 20057,080
January 20056,915
December 20046,740
November 20046,855
October 20047,080
September 20047,455
August 20047,520
July 20047,515
June 20047,430
May 20047,520
April 20047,615
March 20047,430
February 20047,340
January 20047,240
December 20037,005
November 20037,275
October 20037,505
September 20037,685
August 20037,790
July 20037,850
June 20037,880
May 20037,970
April 20037,865
March 20037,940
February 20037,940
January 20037,795
December 20027,640
November 20027,785
October 20027,975
September 20028,135
August 20028,105
July 20028,010
June 20027,805
May 20027,845
April 20027,830
March 20027,765
February 20027,725
January 20027,640
December 20017,510
November 20017,395
October 20017,320
September 20017,340
August 20017,500
July 20017,445
June 20017,550
May 20017,590
April 20017,535
March 20017,660
February 20017,910
January 20017,990
December 20007,975
November 20008,245
October 20008,510
September 20008,765
August 20008,905
July 20008,870
June 20008,830
May 20008,865
April 20009,140
March 20009,360
February 20009,380
January 20009,505
December 19999,330
November 19999,570
October 19999,845
September 199910,190
August 199910,190
July 199910,155
June 199910,125
May 199910,270
April 199910,275
March 199910,385
February 199910,470
January 199910,775
December 199810,585
November 199810,725
October 199811,050
September 199811,340
August 199811,440
July 199811,325
June 199811,190
May 199811,335
April 199811,060
March 199810,895
February 199810,855
January 199810,995
December 199710,795
November 199710,735
October 199711,245
September 199711,825
August 199712,155
July 199712,340
June 199712,350
May 199712,740
April 199712,875
March 199713,340
February 199713,730
January 199714,450
December 199614,670
November 199615,070
October 199615,665
September 199616,395
August 199616,785
July 199616,545
June 199616,510
May 199616,580
April 199616,875
March 199616,960
February 199617,210
January 199617,365
December 199517,400
November 199517,520
October 199517,780
September 199518,235
August 199518,380
July 199518,295
June 199518,135
May 199518,225
April 199518,440
March 199518,220
February 199518,410
January 199518,405
December 199418,310
November 199418,425
October 199418,665
September 199419,265
August 199419,345
July 199419,345
June 199419,325
May 199419,475
April 199419,705
March 199419,730
February 199419,725
January 199419,750
December 199319,595
November 199319,635
October 199319,890
September 199320,485
August 199320,570
July 199320,275
June 199320,025
May 199320,055
April 199320,625
March 199320,055
February 199319,865
January 199319,920
December 199220,045
November 199219,450
October 199219,525
September 199219,465
August 199219,485
July 199219,085
June 199218,525
May 199218,470
April 199218,295
March 199217,990
February 199217,785
January 199217,530
December 199117,360
November 199116,915
October 199116,870
September 199116,895
August 199116,605
July 199116,105
June 199115,330
May 199114,820
April 199114,365
March 199113,790
February 199112,975
January 199112,365
December 199012,160
November 199011,460
October 199011,145
September 199011,025
August 199010,885
July 199010,710
June 199010,415
May 199010,385
April 199010,320
March 199010,205
February 199010,235
January 199010,180
December 198910,335
November 198910,250
October 198910,140
September 198910,370
August 198910,415
July 198910,510
June 198910,370
May 198910,295
April 198910,455
March 198910,715
February 198910,770
January 198910,915
December 198811,260
November 198811,320
October 198811,590
September 198812,795
August 198812,605
July 198812,565
June 198813,005
May 198813,360
April 198813,500
March 198813,745
February 198813,975
January 198814,185
December 198714,405
November 198714,255
October 198714,640
September 198715,240
August 198715,435
July 198715,720
June 198715,900
May 198716,155
April 198716,530
March 198716,640
February 198716,870
January 198717,175
December 198617,355
November 198617,185
October 198617,250
September 198617,635
August 198617,490
July 198617,525
June 198617,640
May 198617,425
April 198617,465
March 198617,435
February 198617,550
January 198617,665

What these terms mean

Claimant count
The number of people claiming Universal Credit while required to look for work, or claiming Jobseeker's Allowance. It is not the unemployment rate: it includes some people working part-time and excludes unemployed people who don't claim. Source
Local authority district
The council area a statistic is published for -- 361 across the UK. In England these are boroughs, districts and unitary authorities; in Scotland, council areas; in Wales, principal areas; in Northern Ireland, districts.

Before you use these figures

  • Not a measure of unemployment: The claimant count is a count of people claiming Universal Credit (who are required to seek work) or Jobseeker's Allowance, not a count of unemployed people. It includes some people in part-time work and excludes people who are unemployed but not claiming. ONS's Labour Force Survey is the measure of unemployment, and is a different figure.
  • Four nations, one series: Universal Credit and Jobseeker's Allowance operate UK-wide, so this series is directly comparable across England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland -- unlike some UK statistics that are only published for some nations.
  • Latest figure: July 2026 — 3 months old: This dataset is published monthly and the publisher hasn't released anything newer. Nothing is missing from this page.
  • Not adjusted for population: This figure — 20,385 — is well outside the typical range for other areas currently publishing this dataset (median about 2,700 across 360 other areas). This is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.
  • Not adjusted for population, September 2025: This area's September 2025 figure was 21,010, well outside the typical range for other areas that reported for September 2025 (median about 2,598 across 360 other areas). This figure is a raw count, not adjusted for population — a larger area is expected to report a larger number regardless of anything unusual happening there. Not itself a sign of a data problem.

Cite this figure:

Claimant count — Newham
20,385 for Newham, July 2026
Caveats: Not a measure of unemployment; Four nations, one series; Latest figure: July 2026 — 3 months old; Not adjusted for population; Not adjusted for population, September 2025
StatsMapped last confirmed this figure unchanged on 4 Sep 2026.
Source: Office for National Statistics, Claimant Count (via Nomis)
https://statsmapped.com/united-kingdom/local-authority/newham/claimant-count

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