{"id":120234,"date":"2023-10-21T06:31:28","date_gmt":"2023-10-21T06:31:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/?p=120234"},"modified":"2023-10-21T06:31:28","modified_gmt":"2023-10-21T06:31:28","slug":"life-in-uk-benefits-by-sea-town-branded-rough-shole-and-shanty-town","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yourclomid.com\/world-news\/life-in-uk-benefits-by-sea-town-branded-rough-shole-and-shanty-town\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in UK ‘Benefits-by-Sea’ town branded ‘rough s***hole’ and ‘shanty town’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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    The UK\u2019s most deprived town was once dubbed \u201cbenefits by sea\u201d and likened to a \u201cshanty town\u201d.<\/p>\n

    Yep, Jaywick in Essex has received a lot of flak over the years, deemed by many as a less-than-desirable place to call home. Despite many over the years coming to its aid, a general consensus exists online that it is not one of the finer places in the British Isles.<\/p>\n

    The east coast town was assessed as the most deprived in England in 2010 and then again in 2015 based on indices including poverty, crime, education and skill levels, unemployment and housing.<\/p>\n

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    Cheap housing in the area is of course still a draw to some, with prospective residents taking to chatrooms to ask people if it is a good idea to move there. One Mumsnet post, from 2020, asked, \u201cI know Jaywick is a bit rough\u2026 but still, can it really be that bad?\u201d<\/p>\n

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    The answers did not hold back. One responder said: \u201cPlease don't move to Jaywick. It's cheap for a reason.\u201d<\/p>\n

    Another wrote: \u201cHonestly, I think Jaywick is as rough as anything\u2026 Wouldn't move there if you paid me!\u201d<\/p>\n

    A third wrote: \u201cJaywick is cheap for a reason. It is so so so deprived. There is virtually no infrastructure in regards to public transport or even proper shops.\u201d<\/p>\n

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    \u201c\u2018Benefits by the sea\u2019 was based in Jaywick. Looked so depressing,\u201d wrote a fourth.<\/p>\n

    \u201cA bit rough is the understatement of the century! You\u2019d be living in a rough s*** hole,\u201d another user bluntly said.<\/p>\n

    A second chatroom conversation from 2018, titled \u201cTell me about Jaywick,\u201d received a lot of the same treatment as the first. \u201cIt is not a nice area at all,\u201d one replied. \u201cLots of people I know wouldn't go there after dark. And they grew up there.\u201d<\/p>\n

    A second commented: \u201cIt is the most deprived place in England and resembles a shanty town. Huge flood risk. Unemployment and drug abuse endemic. Don't do it!\u201d<\/p>\n

    Their fears were echoed by a third, who said: \u201cRough as hell. Seriously don\u2019t do it!\u201d<\/p>\n

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    Jaywick has been featured in documentaries focusing on its deprivation over the years, with some viewers and people who know the area coming out in support of the town.<\/p>\n

    \u201cI thought Jaywick looked as though it had a great sense of community,\u201d one person said on a Mumsnet post.<\/p>\n

    Although it was named the most deprived in the UK in 2019, in 2023, it was polled as the fifth best place to live by ILiveHere because of that aforementioned "community feel".<\/p>\n

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    Speaking to the Sun, local Broadway social club barmaid Lorraine Walker said: \u201cIt\u2019s about time that people spoke up for Jaywick. I love it here because it is so community orientated. <\/p>\n

    "Everyone knows each other and looks out for each other. If you don\u2019t see your neighbour around for a couple of days, you knock on their door and make sure they are OKAY. The people who like to s*** off Jaywick don\u2019t know what they are talking about. I think it is fantastic."<\/p>\n

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