Children in out-of-work benefit households: 31 May 2015
The number of children who lived in households where a parent or guardian claimed an out-of-work benefit at 31 May 2015.
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These statistics show the numbers of children living in households in Great Britain where at least one parent or guardian claimed one or more of the following out-of-work benefits at 31 May each year from 2008 to 2015:
- Jobseeker’s Allowance
- Income Support
- Employment and Support Allowance
- Incapacity Benefit or Severe Disablement Allowance
- Pension Credit
The tables published on this page also provide breakdowns of these statistics by country, region, local authority, constituency, output area and ward.
Universal Credit
Universal Credit is not included in these statistics. We estimate that the impact of Universal Credit on children in out of work benefit households, at May 2015, is minimal at both Great Britain level (estimate <0.5% undercount) and in the north-west region (estimate 2% undercount).
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Updates to this page
Published 27 July 2016Last updated 11 May 2018 + show all updates
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Changed the title of 1 of the data tables from ‘Tables: number of children in out-of-work benefit households by output area, age and benefit type’, to ‘Tables: number of children in out-of-work benefit households by output area and age'. The table was incorrectly titled because DWP does not provide a breakdown by benefit type for output areas. No changes to the data have been made.
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