Children living in long-term workless households in the UK 2016

Office of National Statistics has published UK estimates of the number of children living in long-term workless households in 2016. Main points:

• In 2016, there were 1.1 million children (9.3%) living in long-term workless households.
• Of all children in workless households, 80% lived in long-term workless households.
• The South East had the lowest percentage of children in long-term workless households.
• Northern Ireland had the highest percentage of children in long-term workless households.