coronavirus pandemic. Some 9.8 million workers across the UK have been supported through the furlough scheme, which has seen over one million companies claiming financial help to pay employees wages since April 2020.
Others are living off a reduced salary, or none at all and now relying on Universal Credit as their only source of income - over 3 million claims have been made for the benefit since March, 2020.
Even if you are relying on the state to help you through this pandemic, there is a way to boost your savings pot by 50 per cent.
This savings scheme is one that has been mentioned a few times by money-saving expert, Martin Lewis, who included it again in his TV show last week.
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