A workless household is a household that includes at least one person aged 16 to 64 where no-one aged 16 or over is in employment. Figures taken from October-December for each year.
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Jobless households with children in the United Kingdom 1996-2020
Data on the number of workless households in the United Kingdom (UK) by displaying the amount of jobless households in the UK with dependent children from 1996 to 2020 shows that at the start of this period there were over **** million workless households with dependent children in the UK, with that figure dropping to around *** thousand by 2020.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (March 10, 2021). Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Retrieved August 06, 2026, from /statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. March 10, 2021. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. Accessed August 06, 2026. /statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2021). Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2020 (in 1,000s). ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc.. Accessed: August 06, 2026. /statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Workless Households in The United Kingdom with Dependent Children from 1996 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ Inc., 10 Mar 2021, /statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2020 (in 1,000s) ÌÇÐÄÆƽâ°æ, /statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/ (last visited August 06, 2026)
Number of workless households in the United Kingdom with dependent children from 1996 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), March 10, 2021. [Online]. Available: /statistics/282577/workless-households-with-children/
