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Annual Reports
DWP: No one works in almost one out of five households across the UK, according to new figures published by the Office for National Statistics. The latest work & worklessness figures reveal that there are 3.9m UK households where no adults work, an increase of 148,000 on last year, with 1.9m children living in workless households.
The North East has the highest percentage of workless households with 24.3% of homes in the region; this is closely followed by Inner London and Wales at 22.9%. The South East has the lowest number of homes where no one works at 14.2%.
