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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Steph Brawn

Cash-strapped Highlanders admit to skipping meals to cope with soaring costs

The survey revealed 93% of Highlands and Islands residents feel extremely worried about the cost-of-living crisis

ALMOST three-quarters of people across the Highlands and Islands have admitted the cost-of-living crisis is affecting their mental health with people forced to skip meals and live in their vehicles, an MSP’s survey has shown.

SNP MSP Emma Roddick sent out a consultation in April as she sought to find out first-hand just how difficult people in her constituency were finding the current financial climate.

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