given that approximately of poor children in twoparent families lived with a father who was not working for most of the year in increasing coverage of unemployment andor social assistance benefits could improve the standard of living of many poor children relative poverty is among households headed by a nonregular worker compared to only in those headed by a regular worker oecd reducing the barriers between regular and nonregular employment is key to improving the living standards of oneearner households for example one option may be to further limit opening hours