This statistic shows the share of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in fiscal year 2017/18, by family type. In this year, 80 percent of the couples with children and 95 percent of the single parents received state support.
Distribution of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/187, by family type
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GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK. (March 29, 2019). Distribution of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/187, by family type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 18, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/676223/share-of-families-receiving-state-support-by-family-type-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, und Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Distribution of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/187, by family type." Chart. March 29, 2019. Statista. Accessed April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676223/share-of-families-receiving-state-support-by-family-type-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, Department for Work and Pensions UK. (2019). Distribution of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/187, by family type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 18, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/676223/share-of-families-receiving-state-support-by-family-type-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK, and Department for Work and Pensions UK. "Distribution of Families Receiving State Support in The United Kingdom (Uk) in 2017/187, by Family Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 29 Mar 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676223/share-of-families-receiving-state-support-by-family-type-united-kingdom-uk/
GOV.UK & Department for Work and Pensions UK, Distribution of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/187, by family type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/676223/share-of-families-receiving-state-support-by-family-type-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited April 18, 2024)
Distribution of families receiving state support in the United Kingdom (UK) in 2017/187, by family type [Graph], GOV.UK, & Department for Work and Pensions UK, March 29, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/676223/share-of-families-receiving-state-support-by-family-type-united-kingdom-uk/