Furious Britons have voiced their fury after new unemployment data painted a stark image about the number of Britons out of work.
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The rate of unemployment remained at 4.2 per cent in the three months to November, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
It comes amid questions over the future of Universal Credit with many Britons feeling the system is being played by thousands.
Speaking to Jack Carson on GB News, Birmingham residents expressed their outrage at the system.
Britons have voiced their fury
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Joyce Hancock, 69, told Carson there are opportunities for people out of work to get jobs, but they are not taking them.
“I’ve never had Universal Credit, I don’t know how it works”, she said.
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“I know people who have, they could be losing a great deal if they come off it through Council Tax.
“Sometimes it’s easier not to be employed.”
Asked what people who are Universal Credit should do, she said: “They should try and go out and get a job.”
“There’s a lot of that about [people not actively job seeking] to be honest”, said Mark Sutton, 61.
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“There is a lot of loafers out there.”
36-year-old Aretha Munroe sympathised with people on Universal Credit, saying many graduates “aren’t being given a chance”, making the job market a “difficult” one.
“A lot of employers need to give people a chance”, she said.
Asked about people who “don’t want” to work, she questioned the Government’s efforts to “get people into work”.
She went on to suggest the Government should assist with “getting people into the job centre” and workplaces should facilitate more “trials” for prospective hires.
Rishi Sunak last year vowed to “end the national scandal” of millions being out of work.
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled his bid to ensure the vow was acted on later in the month through his autumn statement.
Significant changes were made to benefits with a crackdown on “coasters”.
Hunt warned that those who “refuse” to take jobs would lose free prescriptions as a result in a move deemed necessary to stop “anyone choosing to coast on the hard work of taxpayers”.