One in five young children in Britain is being raised in a home that relies on jobless benefits, an official count revealed.

　　一项官方统计显示，在英国，有五分之一的儿童生活在依靠失业救济金维持的家庭中。

　　Nearly 2.4 million children and teenagers live with parents who depend on state handouts – a third more than previous estimates.Among them are 722,800 babies and toddlers aged four and under, a fifth of all youngsters, according to the figures produced by the ministry that pays out jobless benefits.

　　将近240 万名儿童和少年的父母都靠政府发放的津贴过日子——这个数字比之前的估计要多出三分之一。根据发放失业救济金的部门的调查，这其中，四岁或更小的婴幼儿有722800 名，占全国所有儿童的五分之一。