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4 Oct 2017
From 4 October 2017, if you make a new claim for Universal Credit in a full service area in Scotland you can ask to change the way that your UC is paid.
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2 Oct 2017
Hundreds of thousands of older people in Scotland are missing out on social security money they are entitled to because they are not claiming it, according to Citizens Advice Scotland.
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20 Sep 2017
Citizens Advice Scotland have welcomed the announcement of a Young Carer Grant, but has called for further detail on how it will work.
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11 Sep 2017
Citizens Advice Scotland has joined forces with consumer group Which? to launch a campaign to urge Scots to protect themselves from nuisance phone calls.
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5 Sep 2017
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomes a number of measures in the programme for government, announced by the First Minister in parliament today.
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1 Sep 2017
Will Relief is a scheme to have a will drawn up by a solicitor in exchange for a donation to charity. September is Will Relief Scotland month.
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31 Aug 2017
Today Citizens Advice Scotland has joined forces with twenty four charities and individuals to call for a halt to the accelerated roll out of Universal Credit in October.
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22 Aug 2017
Citizens Advice Scotland has given its support to today’s report by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations about digital exclusion
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26 Jul 2017
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has welcomed the Supreme Court’s ruling that employment tribunal fees are unlawful.
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24 Jul 2017
75 is the average age of reported scam victims and £4500 was found to be the average financial loss for those between 75–79 years old. Those over-70 have the highest reported detriment from a number of different types of scams.
Those aged 61–80 were more likely to be victims of investment fraud. This type of fraud has a huge detriment with a median loss to victims of £10,500 compared to a median loss across all scams of £395.Spotlight: -
19 Jul 2017 For action by 25 Jul 2017
Join CARF on Tuesday 25th July at 11am for a free webinar on Water Direct. Water Direct is a scheme applied by many local authorities across Scotland to collect water arrears and can cause significant financial detriment to vulnerable clients. The webinar is ideal if you want to increase your understanding of the scheme.
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18 Jul 2017
We keep an eye on issues in the media that may affect bureaux and citizens. In case you'd like to take a look, here's our latest weekly summary of stories we've been tracking across the past seven days and various newspapers
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17 Jul 2017
It has been recently reported that the names and addresses of nearly 300,000 people nationally are on lists which are being sold between criminals to use as targets for scams. Research has found that 9 in 10 people on these target lists are unaware that they are being targeted. Often, people who are socially isolated are not able to connect to the support or help to prevent this. Reporting the scams you come across can help stop the scams targeting people who are socially isolated. Talking to family and friends about scams will also help in the battle against scammers.
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11 Jul 2017
We keep an eye on issues in the media that may affect bureaux and citizens. In case you'd like to take a look, here's our latest weekly summary of stories we've been tracking across the past seven days and various newspapers
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10 Jul 2017
While 18–24 year olds do not make up the largest group of victims of scams, this group has seen a sharp rise in numbers. Social media is a common way in which young people encounter a scam. Action Fraud reported that in 2015, there was a 64% increase on the previous year in the number of people approached on Instagram. Common scams targeting this age group include subscription traps (especially online through social media), identity fraud, job scams and general online fraud.
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7 Jul 2017
Charity says flaws in new benefit are pushing families into crisis
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6 Jul 2017
Today we are calling for a halt to the 'accelerated rollout' of Universal Credit, the major new UK benefit. In Scotland, we know Universal Credit has already caused problems for thousands of people – and we believe the issues with it must be addressed before it affects hundreds of thousands more.
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5 Jul 2017
Today, the DWP has announced its plans to relocate and merge Jobcentre services across the UK. This includes the plan to retain Castlemilk Jobcentre, but to continue with the closure and merging of seven of Glasgow’s Jobcentres. Citizens Advice Scotland evidence suggests that the decision to close almost half of Glasgow’s Jobcentres will impact most on those who are already struggling in the city.
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3 Jul 2017
The Water Industry Commission for Scotland (WICS) in collaboration with the Consumer Futures Unit (CFU) at Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has announced its appointments to the Customer Forum for the Strategic Review of Charges 2021-27.
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3 Jul 2017
A third of all victims of scams are 41–60 year olds. Whilst this 'life-established' age group is targeted by a wide range of scams, there are certain scams they are most vulnerable to. These include investment fraud, phishing and other banking scams, property scams and pension liberation scams.
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