{"id":243420,"date":"2023-12-10T09:04:12","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T09:04:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/?p=243420"},"modified":"2023-12-10T09:04:12","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T09:04:12","slug":"interactive-map-reveals-how-many-economically-inactive-live-near-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lovemainstream.com\/world-news\/interactive-map-reveals-how-many-economically-inactive-live-near-you\/","title":{"rendered":"Interactive map reveals how many &apos;economically inactive&apos; live near YOU"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Interactive map reveals how many out-of-work people in YOUR area have zero intention of getting a job &#8211; as 7M Brits are deemed &#8216;economically inactive&#8217;<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>100 per cent of jobless people in 15 council areas have no interest in jobhunting\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>More than seven million people in Great Britain have no interest in finding a job, MailOnline can reveal.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Figures collated from official statistics show that 17.5 per cent of the working age (16-64) population in England, Wales and Scotland is uninterested in finding a job.<\/p>\n<p>Officially, there are 8.7 million people designated as &#8216;economically inactive&#8217; by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) &#8211; meaning they have not looked for a job for four weeks or are unable to start working for at least a fortnight.<\/p>\n<p>The problem can be so extreme that 100 per cent of out-of-work people in some areas of the country are considered to be disengaged from looking for work altogether &#8211; despite almost a million job vacancies being advertised nationwide.<\/p>\n<p>Our interactive map shows that 15 local authorities across Britain have an economically inactive working-age population with no-one that intends to find a job.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/08\/14\/78738335-12841545-image-a-16_1702046607221.jpg\" height=\"499\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Around 7.1 million people who are economically inactive do not want a job, according to official figures (stock image)<\/p>\n<p>Among the areas with thousands of people aged 16-64 who do not want to work are Ashford in Kent, the Derbyshire Dales, North Devon, Stevenage and Oxford.<\/p>\n<p>Folkstone and Hythe, Rochford, Lincoln, Selby, Bolsover, Cannock Chase, Dartford, the Orkney Islands and Torridge are also home to thousands working age locals who have not been looking for a job for four weeks &#8211; and don&#8217;t want to, either.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as the government plots an overhaul of the welfare system in order to reduce the number of people out of work and bring down costs.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The number of people on Universal Credit surged during the coronavirus pandemic &#8211; at present, an estimated 2.4 million people on the benefit are signed off sick with no requirement to find a job.<\/p>\n<p>The rise has been driven by people switching from older benefits onto the new-style system &#8211; and by a rise in long-term sickness, which the government says should not be an obstacle to finding work.<\/p>\n<p>Under the Work Capability Assessment, which is used to determine if people can receive additional benefits payments because of long-term sickness, eligible claimants can receive \u00a3390 a month (\u00a34,681 per year) in extra payments.<\/p>\n<p>But the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, unveiled plans to revamp the assessment shortly before last month&#8217;s Autumn Statement &#8211; meaning thousands of people with long-term health problems will be told to look for work they can do from home.<\/p>\n<p>Among the changes proposed is a plan to drop the requirement to be able to walk 50 metres unaided &#8211; because the rise in home working means people who cannot do this can still seek employment.<\/p>\n<p>Your browser does not support iframes.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/08\/78740235-12841545-Matlock_in_the_Derbyshire_Dales_area_The_local_authority_area_ha-a-8_1702195514004.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Matlock, in the Derbyshire Dales area. The local authority area has thousands of economically inactive people &#8211; 100 per cent of whom say they do not want to find work<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/10\/08\/78740651-12841545-Oxford_also_has_thousands_of_economically_inactive_locals_22_6_p-a-9_1702195514214.jpg\" height=\"426\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Oxford also has thousands of economically inactive locals &#8211; 22.6 per cent of the working-age population &#8211; none of whom have expressed a desire to find a job<\/p>\n<p>The &#8216;Chance To Work Guarantee&#8217;, as it has been branded, will come into effect in 2025 and will affect around 370,000 people by 2028\/29.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Detailing the plans on November 22, Mr Hunt said it was &#8216;wrong economically and wrong morally&#8217; to sign people onto benefits with no requirement to look for work.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Institute for Fiscal Studies think tank estimates that overhauling the system would save the government \u00a3900million a year; the Treasury says it will save up to \u00a31.2billion a year by 2028-29.<\/p>\n<p>But critics say that the changes do not fully consider the additional supports that disabled people may need in order to work at their best.<\/p>\n<p>Anastasia Berry, policy manager at the MS Society, said the &#8216;cynical attack&#8217; on benefits will have a &#8216;devastating&#8217; effect on those with multiple sclerosis.<\/p>\n<p>She claimed that only one in 10 jobs advertised offered the option of home working &#8211; reducing the pool of jobs that people with disabilities may be able to apply for.<\/p>\n<p>Ms Berry added: &#8216;This approach will have dire consequences for disabled people, including those with MS \u2013 a condition which can be debilitating, exhausting and unpredictable, and will only progress over time.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8216;The Government can, and must, do better by disabled people by scrapping these damaging changes.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>James Taylor, director of strategy at charity Scope, told The Times: &#8216;I think around 20 to 30 per cent of (disabled people) would like a job but the support you need to give them is quite different to someone who&#8217;s perhaps a bit more work-ready.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Debra Baxter, a 58-year-old woman with cerebral palsy who uses a wheelchair,says she has experienced discrimination while working.<\/p>\n<p>She told the paper: &#8216;When (managers) are non-disabled they have the attitude of: &#8220;We know best, you will do what we say&#8221;.&#8217;<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/news\/article-12841545\/Interactive-map-reveals-work-people-area-zero-intention-getting-job-7M-Brits-deemed-economically-inactive.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Interactive map reveals how many out-of-work people in YOUR area have zero intention of getting a job &#8211; 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