Lone Parents
Lords · Question HL36 · Tabled 17 Jul 2024 · Department for Education · Official record
Answered 31 Jul 2024
Question
Asked by Lord Farmer
To ask His Majesty's Government what data they have on the percentage of children in low-income households who do not live with both birth parents; and what percentage of children in middle to higher-income households do not live with both birth parents.
Answer
Answered by Baroness Smith of Malvern, 31 Jul 2024
The specific data requested on how family stability in the UK compares with other countries in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) is not available across the OECD. However, the OECD publication ‘Society at a Glance’ (2019) s...