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  1. Today’s Budget is an opportunity to fix some of the flaws in Universal Credit

    11 Mar 2020

    by Mhoraig Green, CAS Strategic Lead for Social Justice.

    This article was published in the Herald newspaper on 11 March 2020.

    Spotlight:
    Social Security benefits

  2. Budget response - Protecting access to cash ‘vital’ for vulnerable consumers

    11 Mar 2020

    Responding to announcements in the budget to protect access to cash, CAS Financial Health spokesperson Myles Fitt said:

    Spotlight:
    The economy

  3. Budget response - Universal Credit and sick pay changes should be permanent

    11 Mar 2020

    Responding to the UK budget announcing changes to Universal Credit and statutory sick pay, CAS Social Justice spokesperson Mhoraig Green said:

    Spotlight:
    Social Security benefits

  4. Unclaimed benefits figure 'eye-watering'

    10 Mar 2020

    Citizens Advice Scotland has responded to the new report by the Scottish Parliament’s Social Security Committee which finds that up to £20billion of means-tested benefits had been left unclaimed across the UK in 2016-17.

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    Social Security Scotland, Social Security benefits

  5. Flybe collapse: customers and workers rights must be respected

    5 Mar 2020

    Responding to the news that Flybe has gone into administration, Citizens Advice Scotland Chief Executive Derek Mitchell said,

    Spotlight:
    Employment, Consumer

  6. Council Tax debt is the biggest debt issue seen by the CAB network

    4 Mar 2020

    by Myles Fitt, CAS lead spokesperson on Financial Health.

    This article was published in the Herald newspaper on 4 March 2020.

    Spotlight:
    Money and debt

  7. Healthy Start vouchers stopping in Scotland

    4 Mar 2020

    If you’re currently getting Healthy Start vouchers and you live in Scotland, these will stop on 31 March 2020.

  8. CAS welcomes Bill to regulate Scottish heat networks

    3 Mar 2020

    Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has welcomed the publication today of the Heat Networks Bill by the Scottish Government as a step in reducing carbon emissions and creating oversight of the previously-unregulated network of communal heating systems.

    Spotlight:
    Housing, Energy

  9. CAS calls for government review of falling Council Tax claim figures

    3 Mar 2020

    Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is today calling for a government review into the falling numbers of households claiming Council Tax Reduction, as new figures show the number of claims has fallen again.

    Spotlight:
    Money and debt

  10. CAS launches Council Tax campaign

    2 Mar 2020

    Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) have launched their biggest campaign of the year so far, encouraging people to check if they are eligible to save on council tax.

    Spotlight:
    Money and debt

  11. CAS urges people to 'check and save' on Council Tax as debts reach neary £7m

    2 Mar 2020

    Citizens Advice Scotland is today launching a new campaign to help people who are struggling to pay their Council Tax bills.

    Spotlight:
    Money and debt

  12. Scotland’s Changing energy market poses challenges for providers and consumers alike

    26 Feb 2020

    By Dr. Jamie Stewart, Citizens Advice Scotland.

    NB This article was published in the Herald newspaper on 26 February 2020.

    Spotlight:
    Money and debt, Energy

  13. CAS publishes 'Power to the People' report

    26 Feb 2020

    Fairer prices, clear and accurate billing and better support for people in vulnerable situations are at the heart of Citizen Advice Scotland’s (CAS) priorities for the energy market in Scotland, outlined today.

    Spotlight:
    Energy

  14. We’ve been standing up for Scotland’s consumers for 80 years, and we’ll do the same in a new landscape.

    21 Feb 2020

    By Rory Mair CBE, Chair of Citizens Advice Scotland

    This column first appeared in the Herald on 21 February 2020.

    Spotlight:
    Consumer

  15. CAS reveals the falling value of social security benefits - calls for action in UK budget

    18 Feb 2020

    UK government statistics published today show that benefit claimants are getting less money in real terms than they were when Universal Credit (UC) was introduced in 2013, according to calculations made by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

    Spotlight:
    Social Security benefits

  16. New Chancellor must use first budget to make Universal Credit work for workers

    17 Feb 2020

    Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is urging the new Chancellor, Rishi Sunak, to use his first budget next month to make key changes to Universal Credit, in order to offer more support for people who are in work.

    Spotlight:
    Social Security benefits

  17. New report reveals the state of the energy market in Scotland

    12 Feb 2020

    A major new report from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has revealed the state of the energy market in Scotland.

    Spotlight:
    Energy

  18. CAS responds to Best Start Grant figures

    11 Feb 2020

    Citizens Advice Scotland has responded to new statistics published today by the Scottish Government about the Best Start Grant, which is aimed at helping families on low incomes.

    Spotlight:
    Social Security benefits

  19. End of 'benefits freeze' must be the start of fairer system

    10 Feb 2020

    Responding to confirmation today that benefits are set to be uprated in line with inflation, CAS Social Justice Policy Manager Nina Ballantyne said:

    Spotlight:
    Social Security benefits

  20. Universal Credit rollout delay must fix the flaws in the system

    3 Feb 2020

    Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed reports that the full rollout of Universal Credit is to be delayed until 2024,but is warning that the delay must be used to fix problems in the system. 

    Spotlight:
    Social Security benefits

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