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28 Oct 2019
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28 Oct 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling on people to check if they are entitled to make council tax savings, as new research shows that the extent of council tax debt among people who turn to the charity for help.
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25 Oct 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed a new £1bn plan by the UK's four main mobile phone companies (EE, O2, Three and Vodafone) to banish so-called "not-spots" - areas of poor network coverage in rural areas.
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25 Oct 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland has commented on the collapse of the last big payday lending company, QuickQuid.
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23 Oct 2019
Increasing numbers of people may be being sold debt solutions that don’t work for their circumstances, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) warned today.
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21 Oct 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland has responded to the Scottish Government’s Benefit Take-Up Strategy, which has been published today.
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21 Oct 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed the launch of the Young Carer Grant, which becomes available from today, but has stressed it should be the first step in a process of greater support for carers.
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21 Oct 2019
Four expert energy advisers are now in post at Citizens Advice Bureaux across the north of Scotland after completing their training with Scottish and Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN).
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18 Oct 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland has responded to new figures from the Department of Work & Pensions showing that the number of Universal Credit claimants in Scotland is now almost 222,000.
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18 Oct 2019
by Gillian Fyfe, CAS spokesperson for strong communities
This article appeared in the Scotsman on 18 October 2019
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18 Oct 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has urged the Scottish and UK government to deliver better support for disabled people, as new research shows that more than one in four people (28 per cent) who visit a Scottish Citizens Advice Bureaux are unable to work due to ill health or disability.
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15 Oct 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland has today welcomed steps by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to ban the way some car dealers receive commission linked to the interest rate consumers pay.
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14 Oct 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has today warned that the move away from fossil fuels being used to heat homes will be hampered without significant improvements to electric heating options.
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13 Oct 2019
Increasing numbers of people in Scotland are concerned about money in the next year, research from Citizens Advice Scotland has revealed.
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11 Oct 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland has responded to news that the holiday company Flylolo has cancelled a number of flights from Glasgow Airport, leaving around 900 passengers stranded.
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10 Oct 2019
by Dr Jamie Stewart,
Energy spokesperson for Citizens Advice Scotland
This article was originally published in The Herald on 9 October 2019.
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8 Oct 2019
Many congratulations go to Moray CAB on reaching the milestone of delivering 40 years of impact in their community
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7 Oct 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has responded to news that the Civil Aviation Authority’s (CAA) website, which opened today to help Thomas Cook customers get refunds, is experiencing technical problems.
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29 Sep 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is encouraging consumers to shop around for energy deals despite the latest changes to the energy price cap which come into force this week.
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28 Sep 2019
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has called for reforms to the legal aid system, including extending legal aid to tribunal and simple procedure cases.
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