British families representing a third of the country's families have said they will likely need government support in the next three months to bypass the consequences of the spread of the Coronavirus, according to a survey revealing growing pessimism about job security and the strength of the economy.
The Cantar Research Foundation said that 44% of those who work believe that their jobs are less secure than they were 12 months ago, the highest percentage recorded by the institution since the surveys began in August 2011.
Cantar reported yesterday that confidence in the strength of the British economy has declined since the imposition of de facto general isolation on the country in March, when 65% of respondents said that the performance of the economy is worse than it was 12 months ago.
The government launched an economic rescue package that totaled more than half a trillion dollars, which includes paying up to 80% of wage costs to reduce layoffs.
According to the survey, six out of ten people said that the government was dealing with the Corona crisis satisfactorily or very well, which helped increase the support of conservatives led by Prime Minister Boris Johnson, to 54%, up four percentage points since March.
The government launched an economic rescue package that totaled more than half a trillion dollars.