REVEALED | Which areas in the UK used furlough most?

New analysis has revealed a list of the top and bottom constituencies by use of the UK Government’s Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS) during the pandemic.

Areas* with the highest up-take of the furlough scheme include Brent Central, where 45.4% of employees are furloughed, closely followed by Ealing Southall (39.4%), Feltham and Heston (37.8%) and Westmorland and Lonsdale (35.6%).

The latter areas are geographically located close to Heathrow Airport – an employer which was heavily impacted by the COVID-19 crisis – which is a likely reason for such high up-take.

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