Over 700,000 graduates out of work and claiming benefits, analysis suggests Summary More than 700,000 university graduates are out of work and claiming welfare benefits, new analysis by a think tank suggests. Other Related Coverage Graduates claiming benefits surge to 700,000 | The Telegraph UK graduates on benefits explodes to 700,000 - too sick to work | Express One in three graduates on benefits say poor health stops them working | The Times Graduates claiming benefits surge to over 700,000 as one in three claim they are too sick to work | Daily Mail The graduate crisis: hundreds of thousands sign on to welfare | City AM