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40,000 people signed off work every day as GPs fuel worklessness crisis

Summary by Caithness-business.co.uk
Over 40,000 people were signed off work every day by GPs over the last year, a new analysis reveals. Five million people now claiming benefits with no requirement to work, including 300,000 under-24s.
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40,000 people signed off work every day as GPs fuel worklessness crisis

Over 40,000 people were signed off work every day by GPs over the last year, a new analysis reveals. Five million people now claiming benefits with no requirement to work, including 300,000 under-24s.

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caithness-business.co.uk broke the news in on Friday, January 9, 2026.
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