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Universal credit claimants need extra assistance amid Covid-19
Those who are already struggling under a cruel benefits system must have urgent protections put in place, writes MOLLIE BROWN

LIKE many others, over the last few weeks I have watched the growth of the coronavirus, which is now a global pandemic. 

I looked on while China, Italy and Spain announced more and more cases and saw the death toll rising, hoping that once it hit Britain we would be ready to gain some sort of control over it. 

This period of hope has now passed — we are in the midst of a global pandemic.

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