Long-term sickness-related worklessness has sharply increased in parts of the UK since the start of the Covid pandemic, with some areas seeing a seven-fold rise. The figures raise concerns about the future welfare bill, prompting the government to consider sweeping changes to tackle the issue. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is set to announce new legislation aimed at addressing the rising trend.
Worklessness due to long-term sickness has risen seven-fold in parts of the country since Covid, according to startling figures laying bare the crisis Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to tackle.
Declaring war on benefits Britain to try to tame the £137billion welfare bill, the Prime Minister promised 'sweeping changes' in an article written for the Mail on Sunday.Currently 9.25million Britons are neither in a job or looking for one, equating to more than a fifth of the working-age population. It includes a near-record figure for those signed off with long-term sickness.
Read MoreEXCLUSIVE Britain benefits hotspots: Map shows the towns with the highest unemployment handout claims Rates jumped from 2.7 to 13.3 per cent between 2019 and 2024. Ms Kendall's White Paper is also expected to include the placement of work coaches in mental health clinics. The amount spent by taxpayers on ADHD claims alone has shot up from £700,000 a year in 2013 to £292m today, a rise of more than 41,000 per cent.
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