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16 Feb 2021
Thank you very much for all your support for the Money Map tool, which was launched in November 2020. Following the success of the tool, the Scottish Government are supporting a re-launch of this campaign which will be live from Wednesday 17th February.
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10 Feb 2021
Shocking new analysis from CAS shows that Universal Credit will fall below its 2013 value in real terms if plans to end the £20 uplift are not reversed.
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10 Feb 2021
by Ruth Mendel, CAS Financial Health team.
This article was first published in the Herald on 10 February 2021.
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5 Feb 2021
Citizens Advice Scotland has today welcomed the publication of the Scottish Government’s draft Heat in Buildings Strategy.
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5 Feb 2021
Responding to news the energy price cap is to increase by £96 for default tariff customers, and by £87 for pre-payment meter customers, Citizens Advice Scotland Fair Markets spokesperson Kate Morrison said
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3 Feb 2021
by Kate Morrison, CAS Strategic Lead for Fair Markets
This column was first published in the Herald on 03 February 2021.
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2 Feb 2021
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed the news that the Financial Conduct Authority is to regulate Buy Now Pay Later (BNPL) deals.
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1 Feb 2021
Following the success of the Money Map tool campaign in November last year, the Scottish Government are now planning their own campaign promoting our tool, starting Wednesday 17 February. Thank you to all bureaux who supported our campaign and contributed to the tool’s success!
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27 Jan 2021
The Citizens Advice network in Scotland helped 19,554 people in December, as concerns around debt and benefits continued amid Covid-19 restrictions, according to new data released today.
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27 Jan 2021
by Derek Mitchell, CAS Chief Executive.
This article was first published in the Herald on 27 January 2020.
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21 Jan 2021
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed today’s report from the Social Renewal Advisory Board, and has urged the Scottish Government to work towards some of its key recommendations.
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20 Jan 2021
by Aoife Deery, CAS policy officer.
This article was first published in the Herald on 20 January 2020.
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17 Jan 2021
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has called on the Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to retain the £20 increase in Universal Credit ahead of a Westminster debate tomorrow (Monday).
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13 Jan 2021
by Michael O'Brien, CAS policy officer.
This column was first published in the Herald on 13 January 2020.
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11 Jan 2021
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is encouraging people to ‘save your energy’ as the charity launches its Big Energy Saving Month 2021 campaign.
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7 Jan 2021
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has welcomed confirmation from the First Minister that the Scottish Government intend to extend the current ban on most evictions until at least the 31st March 2021, but warned further support is needed for tenants to keep their homes beyond that date.
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6 Jan 2021
by Debbie Horne, CAS Senior Policy officer (Social Justice).
This column was first published in the Herald on 6 January.
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4 Jan 2021
Working people in Scotland will face an income shock if the £20 increase to Universal Credit is not made permanent, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) warned today.
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2 Jan 2021
Citizens Advice Scotland is warning of a council tax debt ‘explosion’ as the impact of the pandemic makes a bad situation even worse in 2021 as clients have racked up millions in arrears.
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30 Dec 2020
by Emma Ash, CAS policy officer (Fair Markets team)
This article was first published in the Herald on 30 December 2020.
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