Estimates of the proportion of social tenants not in employment, education or training are provided in the following table. These estimates are based on data from the 2008 ONS Labour Force Survey.
All social tenants economic status of tenant In employment, education or training Not in employment, education or training Total (percentage) All social tenants 35 65 100 Social tenants of working age 50 50 100 Social tenants with at least one household member of working age 48 52 100 Notes: 1 Excludes households where economic status unknown. 2 Working age is defined as 16 to 59 for females and 16 to 64 for males. Source: ONS Labour Force Survey