Claimants’ experiences of the social security system during the first wave of COVID-19

Summers, K; Scullion, LC; Baumberg Geiger, B; Robertshaw, D; Edmiston, D; Gibbons, AR; Karagiannaki, E; De Vries, R; Ingold, J

Abstract

COVID-19 arrived in the UK early in March 2020. By 23rd March 2020, the UK experienced the first national lockdown. As businesses and livelihoods stalled, an unprecedented number of applications were made for Universal Credit (UC). Drawing on data from the most comprehensive national study examining working-age benefits — i.e. Employment and Support Allowance (ESA), Jobseekers Allowance (JSA) and Universal Credit (UC) — during the pandemic, this report provides an understanding of the experiences of benefit claimants during the first wave of COVID-19.

Citation

Summers, K., Scullion, L., Baumberg Geiger, B., Robertshaw, D., Edmiston, D., Gibbons, A., …Ingold, J. (2021). Claimants’ experiences of the social security system during the first wave of COVID-19

• Report Type: Project Report
• Online Publication Date: Feb 1, 2021
• Publication Date: Feb 1, 2021
• Deposit Date: Oct 11, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 11, 2021
• Series Title: Welfare at a (Social) Distance
• ISBN: 9781912337408
• Publisher URL: https://www.distantwelfare.co.uk/winter-report
• Related Public URLs: https://www.distantwelfare.co.uk/
• Additional Information: Projects : Welfare at a (Social) Distance: Accessing social security and employment support during the COVID-19 crisis and its aftermath