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Tourism hotspots hit hard by Covid-19 jobs crisis
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Parts of the UK reliant on tourism have been most affected by the Covid-19 jobs crisis, analysis suggests.
In some areas, around three out of five people who began claiming universal credit at the outset of the pandemic were still doing so six months later.
Experts said areas with seasonal employment were more likely to see furloughed workers, those in low-wage jobs or on zero-hours contracts.
The government said it was boosting welfare support by billions to help.
Analysing official data from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), the BBC Shared Data Unit found:
Universal Credit claims soared in BH postcodes as pandemic hit
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In principle there should be oodles of material. After all, we have just had a really crucial Scottish Budget. Then the Brexit story is still playing out –and will do for many moons. The prospect of another independence referendum hangs over us, preceded by a key election for the Holyrood Parliament. There are major issues to be dealt with related to both climate change, with a truly critical global conference due later this year in Glasgow, and the distribution of wealth and wellbeing across Scotland. And then there is the small matter of continuing disappointment in Scottish productivity growth which imposes a continuing constraint on achieving all targets for prosperity.