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Below Inflation 1% Rise In Highland Council House Rents

Members of the Highland Council's Housing and Property Committee on 20 January 2022 approved a below inflation rise (1%) in council house rents for 2022/23 to help tenants during challenging financial times.   Note - inflation rate announced this week by the Office for National Statistics was 5.4% with expectations it will rise to over 6 % in coming months.  

Leisure Businesses Invited To Apply For Covid-19 Business Grant

Grants of up to £3,150 are available to Leisure businesses who have been affected by measures to control the spread of the Omicron variant of coronavirus.  These businesses will have had to introduce further physical distancing and capacity limits following the new rules that came into force the day after Boxing Day.  

Local government unions call for a fair and decent pay increase as they submit joint pay claim

Local government trade unions have today (Tuesday 18 January 2022) submitted a joint pay claim to COSLA calling for a ‘fair and decent' pay increase to make up for decades of cuts and to recognise the vital role these workers have played during the pandemic.   The three trade unions - UNISON, Unite and GMB - submitted the pay claim calling for: • A £3,000 flat rate increase to all spinal column points (based on a 35 hr working week).  

Highland Hospitality Businesses Invited To Apply For Funding

Hospitality businesses who lost bookings during the Christmas/New Year period are to secure grant support from the Scottish Government.  Business will receive either a grant of £4,500 or £6,800 depending on their rateable value.  

Highland Digital Learning Hops Into 2022 With New Content

Highland's Online Primary School (HOPS) has launched for P4-P7 pupils to enhance children's learning through a weekly timetable of daily lessons with engaging content.  The resource is available on the already established Highland Schools Digital Hub.