It Gets Worse…
In spite of what some people believe, of the 5 million benefits claimaints in the UK, only 7.2% of those were non-UK nationals.
36. Widnes, Liverpool
Our next location is also in Liverpool and it’s the small industrial town of Widnes in Halton.
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Widnes has a population of 60,221 people and of that population, 1,880 are claiming some form of benefit.
35. Sale, Cheshire
Leaving Liverpool alone for a little while, next up on our list is Cheshire’s town of Sale.
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Although dubbed as the fourth best place to live in England, Sale has a staggering number of benefits claimants with 1,960 people of its 55,234 population relying on welfare.
34. Halewood, Knowsley
Things grow increasingly worse as we reach Halewood, Knowsley where 17% of the areas working-age population relies on benefits.
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