{"id":79364,"date":"2017-03-01T10:28:32","date_gmt":"2017-03-01T10:28:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?guid=a3dc26aaa1df7bf9e2cfa58ac489394f"},"modified":"2017-03-01T10:28:32","modified_gmt":"2017-03-01T10:28:32","slug":"press-release-children-living-in-workless-households-at-lowest-level-since-records-began","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mostafa.openonline.co.uk\/?p=79364","title":{"rendered":"Press release: Children living in workless households at lowest level since records began"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The number of households where no one works has fallen by 828,000 since 2010 and is now at its lowest level in more than a decade, according to new independent figures released today.<\/p>\n

Over 17.6 million households now have at least one working adult, meaning that around 9 in every 10 children live with a working adult.<\/p>\n

Less than 15% of households are classed as workless, with the number having fallen by 72,000 since last year.<\/p>\n

Work and Pensions Secretary, Damian Green said:<\/p>\n

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More parents now have the opportunity to find work and enjoy the dignity and security of having a regular wage.<\/p>\n

We will continue to build on this success as we roll-out Universal Credit to all parts of the country \u2013 ensuring that it always pays to be in work.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The latest employment figures show that there are 31.84 million people in work, and the unemployment rate (4.8%) is at the lowest in over a decade.<\/p>\n

The proportion of lone parents working rose to 67.9% in 2016, an increase of over 10% since 2010.<\/p>\n

The government\u2019s welfare reforms are returning fairness to the benefit system and encouraging people who are able to work to do just that. They include:<\/p>\n