UK sees rise in workless households
Wednesday, 08 September 2010 12:00
There were 3.9 million households in the UK with at least one 16 to 64-year-old that had no members in work during the second quarter of the year.
According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), this represents an increase of 148,000 on the figure for April to June 2009.
More than three-quarters of these households were classed as workless because all of their constituent individuals were either not looking or unavailable for employment.
The ONS noted that of the UK's 11.5 million under-15s, 1.9 million - or 16.1 per cent - live in a family where no one has a job.
Its report found that 841,000 households were workless during the second quarter because all members were sick, injured or disabled.
Another 368,000 were without a job because of caring responsibilities. Of these, 357,000 had only one person aged 16 to 64 and 93 per cent were lone parents.
Elsewhere, the ONS found that almost half (49 per cent) of those living in social rented housing were out of work, compared to 24 per cent of homeowners, 22 per cent of private renters and four per cent of households with a mortgage.
Previous figures from the statistics authority showed there was a total of 9.35 million 16 to 64-year-olds classed as economically inactive between April and June.
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