Furlough numbers dropped to their lowest levels recently, as HM Treasury released data on furlough claiming figures up until the end of June. This data showed the fewest number of people are on furlough since the scheme launched in early 2020, down from a peak of nearly nine million at the height of the pandemic in May last year.
Rishi Sunak welcomed this news, commenting: “It’s fantastic to see businesses across the UK open, employees returning to work and the numbers of furloughed jobs falling to their lowest levels since the scheme began.
“I’m proud our Plan for Jobs is working and our support will continue in the months ahead.”
However, despite this positivity, new research has found a number of furloughed jobs are likely to struggle come the autumn.
According to analysis released today by the New Economics Foundation (NEF), 660,000 furloughed jobs are likely to still need the scheme when it ends in September.
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