FOI reference: FOI-2026-3648
You asked
Could you supply the number of households where at least one working-age adult lives, but no one has ever held a paid job, in Scotland in this year and in each of the last five years?
We said
Thank you for your request.
We produce an analysis of the number of households where at least one person aged 16 to 64 years lives, but no one has ever worked using data from the Labour Force Survey. This is based on interviews with people resident in households in the UK. The analysis is published as part of our Working and workless households in the UK release as Table E: Households where all members have never worked.
However, the analysis is only routinely produced for the UK as a whole and not for any regional or country breakdowns within the UK, including Scotland. It would be possible to request a tailored analysis, by contacting our social surveys team. Such services are subject to legal frameworks, resources and agreement of costs. Please note, there will be a charge for this work which would be subject to our charging policy. As this information is reasonably accessible via another route, even if only accessible on payment, Section 21(2)(a) of the Freedom of Information Act 2000 (FOIA) applies.