Rose Regeneration, in partnership with the Rural Services Network (RSN), has produced a Rural Vulnerability Index for Scotland.

The Index is comprised of the most up-to-date information available on wage levels, job seekers allowance claimants, the size of the workforce and the scale of public sector funding cuts.

The RVI has been used to inform a wider study being carried out by the SAC’s Policy Centre into the rural impact of public sector funding reductions in Scotland.