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Welfare system overwhelmed by tens of thousands of benefit claims
LABOUR called on the government today to bring back thousands of benefits staff laid off over a decade of cuts, in order to cope with unprecedented numbers of new claimants.
Tens of thousands of people affected by the economic fallout of the coronavirus pandemic have faced serious problems applying for universal credit in the past week.
About 477,000 claims have been processed in the last seven days, the Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) announced today.
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