Britain’s 41 ‘shirker’s capitals’ where over one in 10 under 30s are signed off work with no need to find a job revealed

MORE than one in ten under 30s are signed off work with no need to find a job in 41 areas dubbed Britain’s “shirkers’ capitals”. Some 662,000 aged 18 to 29 are claiming Universal Credit (UC) worth up to £420 a month. Hartlepool has most, at 15.4 p...

MORE than one in ten under 30s are signed off work with no need to find a job in 41 areas dubbed Britain’s “shirkers’ capitals”. Some 662,000 aged 18 to 29 are claiming Universal Credit (UC) worth up to £420 a month. Hartlepool has most, at 15.4 per cent, followed by Blackpool and Thanet in...