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Young people have led a ‘staggering’ surge in those on benefits
A huge 64% of people now living in a household receiving benefits income
Parliamentary reporter @TrinderMatt
YOUNG people have led a “staggering” surge in new benefit claims during the Covid-19 pandemic, a devastating new study revealed today.
Analysis of official figures by the Resolution Foundation found that the increase had contributed to a partial reversal in the decades-long decline in new applications.
Nearly two-thirds of the population (64 per cent) are now living in a household receiving state support, up two percentage points from the pre-pandemic total in February 2020.
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