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Nearly a million claims made for Universal Credit in the past two weeks - here’s how to apply
02.04.2020 - 12:19 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Almost 950,000 people have applied for Universal Credit in the past fortnight during the coronavirus outbreak.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) said it had seen a surge in benefits claims, with almost 950,000 new claims since March 16 - up from around 100,000 in a normal two-week period.
Around a quarter, 70,000 out of around 270,000 Universal Credit applications in one week, applied for an advance payment.
It comes as one charity warned that advance payments must be given as grants,
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