Threat to UK’s economic growth as number of people not working due to long-term sickness hits record 2...

Threat to UK’s economic growth as number of people not working due to long-term sickness hits record 2.83m THE number of people not working due to long-term illness has reached the highest level on record. Official figures show it rose by 55,000 to 2.83million in the three months to April — threatening to stall the country’s economic growth. The increase is blamed for swelling the number of “economically inactive” adults — those who are out of work and not looking …