Keep up to date on the latest in Scottish CAB Service news and updates.
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18 Oct 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland say the real test of today’s Fuel Bills summit will be whether people are still freezing in their homes this winter.
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17 Oct 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland have called on the government to end the ‘blatant discrimination’ against young people that exists in the benefits system.
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14 Oct 2011
The massive rise in profits for the energy firms should lead to a reduction in customer bills, says Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).
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13 Oct 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland have endorsed the findings of a survey published today by Oxfam which shows that many Scots are struggling to cope with rising food bills.
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13 Oct 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland have said energy suppliers must ensure they always give accurate information to customers over tariffs.
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12 Oct 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland have urged people to ‘declare war on scams,’ after reports that an elderly couple were robbed of £60,000 in a hoax phone call.
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5 Oct 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland have said the Prime Minister is failing to understand the problems faced by people in debt, after reports that he is to tell the Conservative Party Conference that people should pay off their debts to help the economy
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4 Oct 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) are to tell MSPs that the UK government’s Welfare Reform Bill is ‘dismantling’ the welfare system, and is set to have a ‘devastating’ impact on many people in Scotland, taking £2bn from the Scottish economy.
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28 Sep 2011
New information published today shows that Scotland is in a ‘shameful crisis’ of fuel poverty, according to Citizens Advice Scotland.
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27 Sep 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland have called for action to force employers to obey the minimum wage laws, as evidence emerges that many workers are being exploited by employers who break the law.
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20 Sep 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland have welcomed the government’s announcement of measures to crack down on the ‘ever-rising’ cost of fuel bills.
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7 Sep 2011
People who are struggling with massive debt are having their situation made worse by ‘rogue’ Debt Management Companies who exploit their difficulties with high fees, poor advice and dishonest information.
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5 Sep 2011
Government policy 'will force many disabled Scots into poverty'
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5 Sep 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland have called on the High Street banks in Scotland to state they will not restrict their ‘basic bank account’ holders from using ATMs of other banks.
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3 Sep 2011
Fuel poverty crisis 'even worse that today's figures suggest'
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29 Aug 2011
Cizens Advice Scotland (CAS) have warned that many Scots are facing ‘financial crisis’, as a new report shows that average households are £11 per week worse off than they were last summer.
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25 Aug 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland have urged parents to steer clear of loan sharks and other ‘problem lenders’, as they struggle to cope with the costs of sending their children back to school.
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24 Aug 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland are calling on the government to rule on whether a publicly-funded agency should be able to shut down public debate on its poor performance.
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18 Aug 2011
The Scottish CAB network is providing free, unbiased financial advice on behalf of the Money Advice Service.
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17 Aug 2011
Citizens Advice Scotland have called on the major High Street banks to increase access to basic bank accounts, after it emerged that some banks were restricting the numbers of ATMs that can be used by holders of such accounts.
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