Residents living on the frontlines of Britain’s unemployment benefit hotspots have said youngsters would rather reap the profits of drug dealing than work.
MailOnline canvassed local views after exclusively revealing Britain’s unemployment benefit hotspots – with some areas seeing rates soar by over a third in the last year.
House of Commons library analysis showed the hotspot constituencies across the UK, with more than 1.8million people getting government support.
Birmingham and London dominated the top 20, with Perry Barr claiming the top spot for high unemployment rates.
There, some 16.3 per cent of the working age population receive unemployment benefits.
Tottenham and Barnsley also proved to be job deserts with benefit rates surging in the respective areas.
And now MailOnline has taken to the streets of the country’s unemployment benefit hotspots to unveil what life is like on the frontline.
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