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Government urged to stop vilifying the sick as unemployment soars
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THE TUC has urged the government to stop punishing people who are too ill to work and deal with underlying causes.
New figures released by the Office for National Statistics revealed today that Britain’s unemployment has risen again to 4.3 per cent in the three months to March.
The data also shows that economic inactivity due to ill-health is up by a third compared to pre-pandemic levels.
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