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    Near record 2.7 million working-age adults are too sick to work, says think tank

    by Alan Jones Mar 23, 2024 2 minutes

    Britain is in the midst of the longest sustained rise in sickness-related inactivity since the 1990s, according to research.

    Economic inactivity because of long-term sickness has increased on an annual basis since July 2019, the longest sustained rise since 1994-1998, said the Resolution Foundation.

    The think tank said its study found that a near record 2.7 million working-age adults are

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