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Department for Work and Pensions written question – answered at on 16 October 2017.

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Photo of Ian Paisley Jnr Ian Paisley Jnr Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Communities and Local Government), Shadow DUP Spokesperson (Culture, Media and Sport)

To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate he has made of the number of children living in workless households.

Photo of Caroline Dinenage Caroline Dinenage The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Work and Pensions

The number of children living at workless households in the UK stood at 1.3 million in April–June 2017 – a record low – and down by over 600,000 since 2010.

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  • (Citation: HC Deb, 16 October 2017, cW)

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