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by Kate Morrison, CAS Fair Markets team.

This column was published in the Herald on 22 September 2021.

Over 1.4 million people in Scotland have run out money before pay day in the last year, according to new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

by David Scott, CAS policy officer (Social Justice team).

This article was first published in The Herald on 8 September 2021.

by Hamish Fraser, EU Citizens Support Service co-ordinator. 

This column first appeared in the Herald on 25 August 2021.

The majority of people in Scotland back keeping the £20 per week increase to Universal Credit until at least the financial situation created by Covid is more stable, polling for Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found.

The research, carried out for the charity by YouGov, found that 28 per cent of people thought the increase should be made permanent, with a further 35 per cent saying the increase should stay in place until the financial situation created by Covid is more stable.

by Aoife Deery, CAS Policy Officer (Social Justice team).

This article was first published in the Herald on 4 August 2021.

by David Scott, CAS policy officer.

This article was first published in the Herald on 28 July 2021.

Consumers are supportive of the goal of net zero emissions by 2045, but are ‘in the dark’ over the challenges it will pose in their own lives, a new briefing from Citizens Advice Scotland has revealed.

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