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North and West Sutherland records second largest increase in Universal Credit uptake during lockdown By Caroline McMorran Published: 17:00, 17 February 2021 Get the Northern Times sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper New figures have highlighted the devastating financial impact the Covid-19 pandemic is having on Sutherland communities. Universal Credit statistics, published by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), reveal there was a 75 per cent increase in the number of Universal Credit claimants throughout the Highlands when compar...

Finances hit by Covid-19? – Money Map could help By Contributor Published: 13:00, 16 January 2021 Get the Northern Times sent to your inbox every week and swipe through an exact replica of the day's newspaper Help at Hand column by Rachel MacDonell Before the coronavirus pandemic struck, many people in Sutherland and Scotland as a whole were already living on a financial cliff edge. Families were surviving from pay day to pay day, just making enough to cover essential bills, with no financial cushion. East and Central Sutherland CAB manager Rachel MacDonnell. Covid-19 has led to a p...