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This release has replaced DWP’s Children in out-of-work benefit households a²Ô»å H²Ñ¸é°ä’s Personal tax credits: Children in low-income families local measure r±ð±ô±ð²¹²õ±ð²õ.Ìý

For both Relative and Absolute measures, Before Housing Costs, these annual statistics include counts of children by geography, including by:Ìý

• local authorityÌý

• Westminster parliamentary constituencyÌý

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• Middle Super Output AreaÌý

• year (2014 to 2023)Ìý

• age of childÌý

• gender of childÌý

• family typeÌý

• work status of the familyÌý

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Find further breakdowns of these statistics on , an online tool for exploring some of DWP’s main statistics.Ìý

Future releases and developmentsÌý

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Future developments to DWP official statistics and any changes to statistical methodology are outlined in the statistical work programme.Ìý

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