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Record number of people claim benefits due to pandemic

Written by on 5 May 2020

A record number of people have claimed social security benefits in April, according to data released yesterday.
Over €4.5bn in benefits was paid to 5.2 million people last month, more than triple the same time last year.


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The figure is the highest spending in history for unemployment services in Spain.