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<p>National statistics on the number of children, in a family with at least one adult
in work, in relative low income can be calculated from figures published in the annual
"Households Below Average Income" publication.</p><p> </p><table><tbody><tr><td><p>Year</p></td><td><p>Number
of children living in relative low income before housing costs in a family with at
least one adult in work</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2009/10</p></td><td><p>1.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2010/11</p></td><td><p>1.4m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2011/12</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2012/13</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2013/14</p></td><td><p>1.5m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2014/15</p></td><td><p>1.7m</p></td></tr><tr><td><p>2015/16</p></td><td><p>1.8m</p></td></tr></tbody></table><p>
</p><p>The increase is partly driven by more families being in employment. The number
of children in a family with at least one adult in work has increased by 800,000 since
2009/10. The chances of a child being in relative low income (before housing costs)
when living in a family with at least one adult in work was 15% in 2015/16, which
is the same as before the financial crisis (e.g. 2007/08).</p><p> </p><p>This publication
also shows that the chances of a child being in relative low income are diminished
when work is the norm. The figures show that children in households where all adults
work are five times less likely to be in relative low income before housing costs
than children in workless households.</p>
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