The Office for National Statistics has stated that from April to June 2012 there were 3.68 million households in the UK with at least, one member aged 16-64 in which no one was working.
This represents 17.9% of households, meaning there was a fall of 0.8 percentage points compared with last year, making it a second consecutive fall in workless households since the record high of 19.2% in 2010.
The Employment Minister, Chris Grayling, stated: “These are encouraging figures. Through our more people are entering the workplace and more children are living in a household that works.”
The coalition will continue its aim to reduce workless households through its welfare-to-work programme reform of the benefit system.
