Clacton: The place where one in five has never had a job
What is it like to be out of work for three decades and then land employment? …
“It supports them in so many ways,” she says. “First, just going through the process of filling in a form and having a chat with somebody, then there’s opportunity to put something exciting on their CV and thirdly you can put a reference down, an employer, who can say you turned up on time every day, you were reliable and trustworthy – it does so much for people.