Number of jobless households soars

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The Office for National Statistics also reported that the number of working-age people in so-called workless households jumped by 500,000 to 4.8 million in the year to June.

The workless household rate increased by 1.1% to 16.9%, the highest since 1999 and the biggest year-on-year increase since Labour came to power in 1997.

The number of households with someone in work fell by 410,000 to 10.7 million, the figures revealed.

The workless household rate was highest for lone parents at 40.4%, followed by one-person households at 30.1%, with the worst figures recorded in the North East at 23.2%.

The lowest rate was in the East of England at 12.2%.

Figures showed that the biggest fall in the employment rate over the past year was for married fathers, down 2.1% to 88.8%.