Sicknote Britain: Economic inactivity due to ill health has soared 6-FOLD in parts of country since pre-Covid... so how bad is the crisis in YOUR area?
Daily MailWorklessness due to long-term sickness has soared six-fold in parts of Britain since pre-Covid, analysis suggests. MailOnline analysis of official statistics shows more than 14 per cent of the working age population of Dover are now estimated to be 'economically inactive' because of a long-term illness, or 9,700 people. Across England, Scotland and Wales the number of people out of work because of a long-term illness rose by nearly 20 per cent between 2019 and 2024. Louise Murphy, senior economist at the Resolution Foundation think-tank, said: 'This lays bare the scale of the economic inactivity crisis Britain is facing, with rising ill-health blighting too many people's jobs and career prospects. Alan Milburn, who was health secretary under Tony Blair, said that getting millions of people who are economically inactive on medical grounds back into work would cut welfare costs.
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Can Keir Starmer REALLY get sicknote Britain back to work? Economic inactivity due to ill health has soared 7-FOLD in parts of country since pre-Covid... so how bad is the crisis in YOUR area?
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