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[Children in out-of-work benefit households](https://s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/londondatastore-upload/children-out-of-work-households-borough.xls) by age and borough. The numbers and percentages of children living in households where a parent or guardian claimed out-of-work benefits. Data represent a snapshot as at 31 May. Data represent the number of children dependent on a parent or guardian who is claiming one or a combination of the following out-of-work benefits: Income Support, Jobseeker's Allowance, Employment and Support Allowance, Incapacity Benefit and Severe Disablement Allowance, and Pension Credit. The postcode of the DWP claimant is used to assign regions to children. Figures are rounded to the nearest ten. Some additional disclosure controls have also been applied. Totals may not sum due to rounding. Ward, output area and constituency data also available to download from [DWP](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/children-in-out-of-work-benefit-households--2). Numbers of dependent children taken from [HMRC](https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/child-benefit-geographical-statistics) child benefit claimant data. Child benefit is not claimed by all eligible families. Use caution when comparing trends in percentages for different areas because of the reducing number of families claiming child benefit. This reduction is likely to affect more affluent families who are no longer eligible for child benefit (since 7 January 2013). A reducing denominator will mean an increasing percentage. Related link: https://www.gov.uk/government/collections/children-in-out-of-work-benefit-households--2