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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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30 Dec 2020
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling for greater investment in energy efficiency measures as demand for online advice soared as the weather turned cold.
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28 Dec 2020
Growing numbers of people sought immigration advice from Scotland's Citizens Advice network towards the end of the year, new data shows.
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26 Dec 2020
Citizens Advice Scotland has published its summary of advice issued for the last financial year.
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23 Dec 2020
by Jonathan Watt, CAS Programme manager.
This article was first published in the Herald on 23 December 2020.
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16 Dec 2020
by Sarah-Jayne Dunn, CAS Policy Manager, Financial Health.
This article first appeared in the Herald on 16 December 2020.
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14 Dec 2020
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed the publication of the UK government’s Energy White Paper, which details plans for what the government describes as a fair and affordable transition to lower carbon power production, heating, industry and transportation.
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9 Dec 2020
by Derek Mitchell, Chief Executive of CAS.
This article first appeared in the Herald on 9 December.
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8 Dec 2020
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed the Scottish Government's announcement that the Water Charges Reduction Scheme is to be increased from 25% to 35% reduction for those who are eligible.
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7 Dec 2020
The Citizens Advice network in Scotland unlocked a staggering £170 million for people in financial year 2019/20, annual figures show.
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1 Dec 2020
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is calling for action as new figures show over 600,000 homes in Scotland are in fuel poverty.
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1 Dec 2020
by Rebecca King, CAS policy officer (Energy).
This article first appeared in the Herald on 2 December 2020.
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29 Nov 2020
Almost half of people in Scotland (45 per cent) are planning to spend less this Christmas than last year, according to new polling for Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).
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25 Nov 2020
Citizens Advice Scotland has expressed disappointment that the Chancellor today failed to confirm whether the temporary £20-per-week increase to Universal Credit will be made permanent beyond March 2021.
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25 Nov 2020
by Myles Fitt, CAS Strategic Lead on Financial Health
This article was first published in the Herald on 25 November 2020.
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24 Nov 2020
Stirling District Citizens Advice Bureau Ltd unveils its award of the prestigious Investing in Volunteers accreditation. This accolade recognises the professionalism of the systems and structures that support the volunteers within Stirling CAB who help provide the vital advice service to the citizens of Stirling District.
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23 Nov 2020
Almost half (47 per cent) of people in Scotland have run out of money before payday since Covid-19 restrictions began, new research for Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has revealed, with nearly 1 in 3 (30 per cent) of those people seeing their finances worsen.
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18 Nov 2020
by Andrew Fraser, policy officer in the CAS Strong Communities team.
This article was first published in the Herald on 18 November 2020.
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