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7 Apr 2021
by Sarah-Jayne Dunn, CAS Financial Health policy manager.
This article first appeared in the Herald on 7 April 2021.
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6 Apr 2021 For action by 21 Apr 2021
Are you an experienced professional, looking to utilise your skills, experience and knowledge to help others? Do you want to undertake a Trustee role where your efforts will make a genuinely positive change to people’s lives?
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6 Apr 2021 For action by 21 Apr 2021
The Scottish Citizens Advice network is the largest independent advice service in the country, providing free, impartial and confidential advice. In 2019-20 the Citizens Advice Service network helped over 186,000 clients in Scotland and dealt with almost 659,000 advice issues within the UK. With support from the network, clients gained over £170 million while our self-help website Advice in Scotland received approximately 4.1 million page views.
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31 Mar 2021
by Rory Mair, CBE, Chair of CAS.
This article was first published in the Herald on 31 March 2021.
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24 Mar 2021
by Gail Walker, CAS Policy manager.
This article first appeared in the Herald on 24 March 2021.
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23 Mar 2021
More than 2.5 million people checked online advice during lockdown, which is an increase of 39 per cent since March 2020.
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17 Mar 2021
by Derek Mitchell, CAS Chief Executive.
This article was first published in the Herald on 17 March 2020.
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16 Mar 2021
From 1 April 2021 there is a new process for whistleblowers in the NHS.
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15 Mar 2021
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10 Mar 2021
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed an announcement by the Scottish Government that a new strategy for Scotland's rented sector will form part of new 20 year route map for housing to be published next week.
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10 Mar 2021
by Myles Fitt, Strategic Lead for Financial Health policy.
This article first appeared in the Herald on 10 March 2020.
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9 Mar 2021
From 26 March 2021, there will be a new system for organ and tissue donation after death. This is an 'opt out' system. Most adults who have not opted in or out of donation during their lifetime will be assumed to agree to donation.
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8 Mar 2021
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3 Mar 2021
Citizens Advice Scotland has expressed disappointment that the Chancellor today failed to make the £20-per-week uplift to Universal Credit permanent.
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3 Mar 2021
by Sarah McDermott, Senior policy officer (Strong Communities team)
This article first appeared in the Herald on 3 March 2021.
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2 Mar 2021
As we look to the end of our financial year, this seems a good opportunity to provide an update on our campaign planning approach for coming months.
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24 Feb 2021
MSPs from across Scotland will recognise the impact of the Citizens Advice network in Scotland in a special members’ business debate at Holyrood today.
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24 Feb 2021
by David Scott, CAS Social Justice policy team
This article first appeared in the Herald on 24 February 2021.
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23 Feb 2021
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed the passage of the Heat Networks Bill in the Scottish Parliament today.
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17 Feb 2021 For action by 17 Feb 2021
by Myles Fitt, CAS Strategic Lead on Financial Health policy.
This column first appeared in the Herald on 17 February 2021.
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Brexit: We've produced advice on what Brexit means for people living in Scotland. We'll keep updating our advice as more Brexit changes are announced.