"Forgotten unemployed": 300,000 jobless people in UK not claiming benefits
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Unemployed people and low earners – mainly older women and younger men – are missing out on £21.9 million in benefits each week, Resolution Foundation think tank finds
By May Bulman
Around 300,000 people who are "forgotten unemployed" or on a low income are missing out on financial support they are entitled to, according to a new report.
The group, made up mainly of older people, especially women aged 55 to 64, and younger men, were not claiming unemployment benefits worth at least £73 a week, the Resolution Foundation found.
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