Social Firms UK

For some people, unemployment is not a phenomenon of the recession, but a long-standing fact of life. We know from examples across the East of England that if this goes unaddressed, the effects of unemployment can be destructive to both individuals and their communities. We also know that the economic costs of unemployment on the public sector are enormous, especially when considering the wider social impact.

There are many factors affecting the most complex cases of unemployment across the East of England, including disability, age, ethnic background and the rural nature of our region – but across the third and public sectors there is a genuine commitment to address this issue, which has only been strengthened in tough economic times.