This statistic shows the share families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in the fiscal year 2017/18, by employment status. In this fiscal year, 60 percent of the families, where one partner was working full-time and the other was not working, received some form of state support.
Distribution of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by employment status
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GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 28, 2019). Distribution of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by employment status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 30, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/676346/share-of-families-receiving-state-supportby-employment-status-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, und Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Distribution of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by employment status." Chart. March 28, 2019. Statista. Accessed May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676346/share-of-families-receiving-state-supportby-employment-status-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2019). Distribution of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by employment status. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 30, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676346/share-of-families-receiving-state-supportby-employment-status-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, and Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Distribution of Families Receiving State Support in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017/18, by Employment Status." Statista, Statista Inc., 28 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676346/share-of-families-receiving-state-supportby-employment-status-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK & Department for Work and Pensions UK, Distribution of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by employment status Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676346/share-of-families-receiving-state-supportby-employment-status-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited May 30, 2023)
Distribution of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/18, by employment status [Graph], GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK, March 28, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/676346/share-of-families-receiving-state-supportby-employment-status-united-kingdom-uk/