There are an estimated 1.2 million children living in workless households in the UK, down 67,000 on the year and down 665,000 since 2010. There are now a third less children living in workless households than in 2010.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4423", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Will Quince"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Colchester"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Will Quince"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-05-13", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-05-13T14:55:43.187Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "29"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Work and Pensions"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-05-09", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Unemployment"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what recent estimate her Department has made of the number of children in workless households.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4498", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Mr Ranil Jayawardena"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "North East Hampshire"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "Mr Ranil Jayawardena"} ], "uin" : "910855"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125625", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Work and Pensions"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125625/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
Financial Year<\/p><\/td> | Spend (£)<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
2017/18<\/p><\/td> | 20,918.16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> | ||||||||||||||||||||
2018/19<\/p><\/td> | 23,628.96<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> Source:<\/strong> DWP internal accounts<\/p>"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what assessment she has made of the effect of the (a) Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, (b) Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and (c) Social Security (Income-related Benefits) (Updating and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 on the right of people with pre-settled status to access public funds.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, what discussions she had with stakeholder groups representing EEA citizens on the (a) Allocation of Housing and Homelessness (Eligibility) (England) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019, (b) Child Benefit and Child Tax Credit (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 and (c) Social Security (Income-related Benefits) (Updating and Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"}
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], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/1125371/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : " The proportions of individuals aged 16-64 in the UK who reported low personal wellbeing, in January-December 2018, by long-term health and disability status, are given in the table below.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p><\/td> Long-term health condition<\/p><\/td> Disabled<\/p><\/td> All aged 16-64<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Life satisfaction<\/p><\/td> 9.7%<\/p><\/td> 13.8%<\/p><\/td> 4.5%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Feel activities worthwhile<\/p><\/td> 7.8%<\/p><\/td> 11.4%<\/p><\/td> 3.7%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Happiness<\/p><\/td> 14.4%<\/p><\/td> 19.2%<\/p><\/td> 8.4%<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Anxiety<\/p><\/td> 29.5%<\/p><\/td> 35.7%<\/p><\/td> 20.3%<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Notes:<\/p> |