At least one in six homes in the UK have not got one person employed, according to the latest figures published by the National Statistics office.

The latest figures reveal 3.3 million workless households in April to June. The worst figure in 10 years and 240,000 more than compared to a year earlier.

Working household numbers fell 410,000 to 10.7m from a year earlier. The ONS defines a workless household as a home that has at least one person over 16 not in employment. It does not include pensioner households and student households.

The North East of England is most affected at 23.2% with the lowest rate in the East of England at 12.2%.

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