The affluent areas of Framlingham and Fornham saw claimant rises of 186% and 169% respectively.
Other well-off areas where claimant numbers more than tripled included the Pettygate and Westlands neighbourhood of Colchester, where numbers rose by 180% and Debenham, Stonham & Coddenham in Mid Suffolk, where they rose by 184%.
One claimant, who asked not to be named, used to earn £40,000 a year. He said the extra money from Universal Credit kept his family’s head above water.
“My income has been reduced from £40,000 a year to just £10,000,” he said.
“We struggle as it is. I don’t know how we would pay all the bills, eat and keep warm enough.”
THE coronavirus rate in all parts of Colchester continues to fall, with the borough s average rate falling by a third in a week. The latest Government figures show the borough s infection rate during the seven days to January 28 was 320 cases per 100,000 people. This is down from 481.8 cases per 100,000 people a week earlier. There were 623 cases of Covid confirmed in Colchester in the week to January 28. Infection rates have also dropped in all parts of Colchester compared with a week previously. The latest stats, for the seven days to January 27, show Mile End and Braiswick continues to have the highest infection rate, of 577.8 cases per 100,000 people, but this has dropped 24.6 per cent from a week earlier.
THE coronavirus rate in all parts of Colchester continues to fall, with the borough s average rate falling by a third in a week. The latest Government figures show the borough s infection rate during the seven days to January 28 was 320 cases per 100,000 people. This is down from 481.8 cases per 100,000 people a week earlier. There were 623 cases of Covid confirmed in Colchester in the week to January 28. Infection rates have also dropped in all parts of Colchester compared with a week previously. The latest stats, for the seven days to January 27, show Mile End and Braiswick continues to have the highest infection rate, of 577.8 cases per 100,000 people, but this has dropped 24.6 per cent from a week earlier.
The majority of areas in the borough still have infection rates above the average for England. The map is colour coded by infection rate with many parts of Colchester in the above 400 cases per 100,000 people category. The average infection rate for England over this period was 335 cases per 100,000 people. The map is colour coded by infection rate The ones which are below the average for England are: Wivenhoe and University, Layer-de-la-Haye, Abberton and Mersea East, West Bergholt and Wormingford, Horkesley Heath, Langham and Dedham. You can view the map here. Colchester s average coronavirus infection rate is now 410.9 cases per 100,000 people.