Town halls pledge to help unemployed

17 June 2009

In response to new unemployment figures, showing 2.26m people out of work, Cllr Margaret Eaton, Chairman of the Local Government Association said:

"Every single person being made redundant or having difficulty making ends meet should contact their council to make sure that they are getting all the advice, support and benefits they're eligible for. From retraining and finding a new job to filling in housing benefits forms, town halls are there to help people through difficult times.

"Different parts of the country are facing very different levels and types of unemployment. Former industrial areas have been hit by blue collar unemployment, whilst white collar job losses are rising at a much quicker rate in London and the South East.

"A national, one size fits all approach to dealing with the recession isn’t going to work. Decisions about the economy need to be made at a local level to make sure that they're actually going to respond to the problems of local people. The needs of the home counties are poles apart from the action that needs to be taken in more inner city areas."

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