Number on Universal Credit has increased in all 10 boroughs
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThe number of people on Universal Credit has gone up in every single one of Greater Manchester’s 10 boroughs again.The latest figures for the city-region have been released for October as the impact of COVID-19 continues.The overall number of those claiming the all-in-one benefit does not necessarily match the number of unemployed people across the region, as it represents all those in need of a top-up for their earnings as well as those who are out of work and struggling to make ends meet.In total as of October, there are now 309,295 people claiming the benefit across Greater Manchester – which accounts for just over 10pc of the city-region’s 2.8m population.There are now 4,440 more people on Universal Credit that weren’t in September.The.
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