Fair Queensland - Jobless Families
2020 Target: Halve the proportion of Queensland children living in a household without a working parent
Measure: proportion of children under 15 years living in a jobless household (source: Australian Bureau of Statistics Survey of Income and Housing).
Lead agency: Department of Employment and Industrial Relations.
Current levels of disadvantage
More than 90,000 Queensland children aged under 15 years are living in a home without a working parent.
In some cases there may be positive aspects for some children living in a home with a parent who doesn't work. For example, parents may have taken time off to care for their children or to undertake study to improve their job opportunities.
But research shows that children living in jobless households are at greater risk of disadvantage. They're less likely to do well at school or in the workforce and more likely to end up in the criminal justice system.
To give these children the best chance at success in the future we must renew our efforts to help jobless parents back into the workforce.
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What could your business or community do to support unemployed parents back into work? Share your ideas
Last updated Monday, March 01, 2010
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