Shocking Figures…
Of the 3,328,000 benefits claimants, a staggering 2,289,000 were found to have been claiming for a minimum of three out of the last four years!
57. Huddersfield, West Yorkshire
Huddersfield is a large market town -the 11th largest town in the UK- in West Yorkshire with a population of 162,949 people.
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Of this vast population, it was discovered that 1,785 people rely on UK benefits to get by.
56. Worsley and Eccles South
The 2010 census revealed Worsley and Eccles South to have an estimated population of 73,409 people.
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Of this number, an unsettling 1,900 people claim benefits! Local Labour MP, Barbara Keeley has been fighting to stop cuts in the area with support from her constituents.
55. Doncaster, Yorkshire
Our second Yorkshire town on the list is Doncaster, with an estimated population of 109,805 people, shocking figures have shown 1,915 of them to be benefits claimants.
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