A workless household is defined as a household that includes at least one person of working-age (men aged 16-64 years and women aged 16-59 years) where no one i

The UK has an employment rate of 74.4%, with some 3 million workless households. In such households some 80% comprise of adults who are not seeking active work,

Over the last ten years, New Labour has boosted public spending by around a trillion pounds - that's £1,000,000,000,000 of our taxes - over £50,000 for every

Around 175 million working days were lost to illness in 2006. Some 7 per cent of the working population is workless and receiving benefits because of long-term

This NAO report examines the subject of sustainable employment, and the options available to support people in their efforts to maintain their work and advance