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Number of people on Universal Credit in Salford has doubled during the pandemic

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Sign up to the MySalford newsletter and don't miss a thing happening in and around the cityThe number of people on Universal Credit in Salford has almost doubled during the coronavirus crisis, with 15,000 more claimants so far this year.Figures from the Department for Working Pension reveal there were 30,561 people claiming Universal Credit in October 2020 across the city of Salford.This compares to just 15,462 Universal Credit claimants back in February.The Local Democracy Reporting Service spoke to a new Universal Credit claimant from Irlam who has asked for her identity to remain anonymous.She was working as a special needs teaching assistant when the pandemic took hold, but started claiming Universal Credit in April when her partner.

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