Online searches for terms including 'furlough', 'Universal Credit' and 'how to claim benefits' have skyrocketed as the coronavirus crisis has taken hold in recent weeks. People suffering financial trouble during the pandemic are also searching 'Universal Credit', with nearly a million trying to claim the benefit in the last two weeks. These graphs show the relative search levels for 'Universal Credit', 'furlough' and 'coronavirus symptoms' over the past month (top) and past week (bottom). They reveal searches for 'furlough' have skyrocketed since March 20, while Universal Credit searches are up in the past two weeks. Meanwhile nearly one million Britons have tried to claim Universal Credit in the last fortnight as the coronavirus pandemic batters the UK economy.

Source: Daily Mail April 01, 2020 17:37 UTC