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New figures reveal devastating financial impact of Covid-19 amid unprecedented increase in Universal Credit take-up in the Highlands By Val Sweeney
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Updated: 13:05, 04 February 2021
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Cllr Alsadair Christie says the figures showing an uptake in Universal Credit paint a sobering picture.
New figures have highlighted the devastating financial impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on residents, communities and businesses in the Highlands.
Universal Credit statistics, published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), reveal there was almost a 75 per cent increase in the number of Universal Credit claimants throughout the Highlands when comparing take-up at March 2020 with the position in December 2020.
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Covid-19 seven day infection rate rises above 400 per 100,000 people in Ross and Cromarty, new Public Health Scotland data reveals; Highland-wide coronavirus rate was 229 per 100,000 By Philip Murray
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Updated: 17:41, 11 January 2021
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ROSS and Cromartyâs Covid infection rate has passed 400 cases per 100,000 â driven by hotspots in Easter Ross.
The county had 236 known cases of coronavirus in the seven days to January 8.
The most recent seven day figures, which were released on Monday afternoon, revealed that the countyâs number of confirmed infections has continued to rise.