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27 Mar 2024
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26 Mar 2024
For the month of April, Citizens Advice Scotland is delighted to be supporting the ‘Shut Out Scammers’ campaign from Trading Standards Scotland.
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23 Mar 2024
by Aoife Deery, CAS housing spokesperson.
This article was first published in The Herald on 23 March 2024.
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16 Mar 2024
by Emma Jackson, CAS Strategic Lead for Social Justice.
This article was first published in the Herald on 16 March 2024.
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14 Mar 2024
A new court ruling is set to offer people greater protection when moving to Universal Credit from legacy benefits, particularly people fleeing domestic abuse.
Currently people receiving Universal Credit (UC) after migrating from a legacy benefit (i.e. Tax Credits), receive a top up Transitional Element if the UC is less than they received in legacy benefit. The value of the top up is gradually reduced as people's circumstances change.
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12 Mar 2024
DWP have released a statement announcing that Citizens Advice and Citizens Advice Scotland have secured up to £38m investment to continue to provide support for customers making new claims to Universal Credit.
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11 Mar 2024
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11 Mar 2024 For action by 12 Apr 2024
What would you like to see the Citizens Advice network in Scotland run campaigns on, over the coming months?
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9 Mar 2024
by Myles Fitt, CAS Strategic Lead on Financial Health.
This article was first published in the Herald on 9 March 2024.
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6 Mar 2024
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2 Mar 2024
by Laura Mallis, co-ordinator of the CAS Gambling Support Service.
This article was first published in the Herald on 02 March 2024.
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24 Feb 2024
by Myles Fitt, CAS Strategic Lead for Financial Health.
This opinion column was first published in the Herald on 24 February 2024.
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23 Feb 2024
Citizens Advice Scotland has responded to today’s announcement by Ofgem, setting the energy price cap at £1,690.
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23 Feb 2024
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20 Feb 2024 For action by 4 Mar 2024
The EHU's work with Helpfirst has been shortlisted for a Digital Leaders award for the Impact Awards 2024! Please find out more and vote for them here.
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19 Feb 2024
A new CAS campaign is encouraging people to seek advice if they are worried about their debts, as research shows over 660,000 people cite debt as impacting their mental health.
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17 Feb 2024
by Derek Mitchell, CAS Chief Executive.
This column was first published in the Herald on 17 February 2024.
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10 Feb 2024
by Erica Young, a member of the CAS Social Justice team.
This article was first published in the Herald on 10 February 2024.
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3 Feb 2024
by Matthew Lee, CAS Social Justice team.
This article was first published in the Herald on 3 February 2024.
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27 Jan 2024
by Derek Mitchell, CAS Chief Executive.
This article was first published in The Herald on 27 January 2024.
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Stressed About Debt? High costs of energy, food and fuel mean that many people are finding it impossible to keep up, worrying about debt or falling behind on bills. The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is here for you, with free, confidential and impartial advice in a variety of ways.