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More than 100,000 Lanarkshire workers remain on furlough scheme

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iOS - Android The Rutherglen and Hamilton West UK parliamentary constituency had the highest number of claimants on the scheme with 19,100, while Airdrie and Shotts had the lowest number of people on with 15,500.There were 7500 Self-Employment Income Support Scheme claims in North Lanarkshire totalling £20.8 million while in South Lanarkshire there were 7,400 claims totalling £21.1m.Across the UK, more than a million workers came off the furlough scheme in May as the economy in England reopened, leaving the scheme supporting the fewest people since the start of the pandemic.At the end of May, 2.4m people still relied on the scheme for their income, the latest HMRC figures show.The furlough measures are being phased out by the end of.

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