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Long-term unemployed to get £40m Long-term unemployed to get £40m
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Local authorities in England's most deprived areas have been given £40m to tackle long-term unemployment.Local authorities in England's most deprived areas have been given £40m to tackle long-term unemployment.
The cash will be shared by 61 authorities, and the government says up to 70,000 families will benefit.The cash will be shared by 61 authorities, and the government says up to 70,000 families will benefit.
Various projects could be funded including outreach programmes and the recruitment of job counsellors.Various projects could be funded including outreach programmes and the recruitment of job counsellors.
Communities Secretary John Denham said the cash would mean the jobless get the "helping hand they need... so they can start to stand on their own two feet".Communities Secretary John Denham said the cash would mean the jobless get the "helping hand they need... so they can start to stand on their own two feet".
He added: "We're determined to do more to help these families; they need to know they have not fallen through the net, or been written off."He added: "We're determined to do more to help these families; they need to know they have not fallen through the net, or been written off."
'Left behind''Left behind'
The £40m will be distributed via the Working Neighbourhood Fund, which has already handed out £1.5bn since 2008.The £40m will be distributed via the Working Neighbourhood Fund, which has already handed out £1.5bn since 2008.
We are continuing to help them by putting additional investment - into the hands of local leaders - and asking them to take immediate action John Denham, Communities Secretary Breakdown: £40m for unemployed
Ministers hope that councils will be pro-active in persuading people they would be better off financially if they were in work.Ministers hope that councils will be pro-active in persuading people they would be better off financially if they were in work.
The councils have been chosen because of their ranking on the 2007 Index of Multiple Deprivation and because they were among the areas with the country's highest non-employment rates.The councils have been chosen because of their ranking on the 2007 Index of Multiple Deprivation and because they were among the areas with the country's highest non-employment rates.
Mr Denham also said that social landlords such as housing associations and local authority housing departments could become a "doorway" for reaching out to the long-term unemployed.Mr Denham also said that social landlords such as housing associations and local authority housing departments could become a "doorway" for reaching out to the long-term unemployed.
He added: "Some people grow up not knowing what it means to work, where parents, grandparents and neighbours have never had jobs - these people are not destined never to work.He added: "Some people grow up not knowing what it means to work, where parents, grandparents and neighbours have never had jobs - these people are not destined never to work.
"In past recessions we saw too much talent and potential get left behind - we are determined to make sure that this will never happen again."In past recessions we saw too much talent and potential get left behind - we are determined to make sure that this will never happen again.
"We are continuing to help them by putting additional investment - into the hands of local leaders - and asking them to take immediate action.""We are continuing to help them by putting additional investment - into the hands of local leaders - and asking them to take immediate action."
The number of people unemployed in the UK rose again in the three months to September to 2.46 million, although the 30,000 increase was the smallest since May 2008.The number of people unemployed in the UK rose again in the three months to September to 2.46 million, although the 30,000 increase was the smallest since May 2008.