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Universal credit claims doubled in Lincolnshire during pandemic year Employment rates dropped in all but three districts Some areas of Lincolnshire saw universal credit claims more than double last year. Department for Work and Pension figures being presented to the City of Lincoln Council on Tuesday show that by December 2020 there were 58,563 claimants in Lincolnshire, up 105.3% from the same month in 2019. The report to the Community Leadership Scrutiny Committee also shows that in every district but Lincoln and South Kesteven employment rates dropped from July 2019 to September 2020. Nationally, the claimant count increased from 2,730,575 to 5,911,783 – rise of 116.5%. The report says the data “is likely to include workers furloughed as part of the response to the coronavirus pandemic, who are still classed as employed.” ....