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1 Sep 2020
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed support for renters and longer-term housing changes announced by the First Minister in today's Programme for Government, but is awaiting more detail.
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31 Aug 2020
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed today's report by the Poverty and Inequality Commission about the levels of unspent money in the Scottish Welfare Fund.
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28 Aug 2020
Reported proposals to cut funding for Citizens Advice Bureaux in Glasgow have been branded a ‘devastating blow’ for the city.
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26 Aug 2020
by Claire Williams, National organiser of the Armed Service Advice Project (ASAP).
This column first appeared in the Herald newspaper on 26 August 2020.
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24 Aug 2020
Two experts from the CAS network spoke today on a new BBC podcast, offering advice to people facing redundancy.
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24 Aug 2020
A service that offers vital help to the Armed Forces community in Scotland is celebrating its 10th anniversary today.
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19 Aug 2020
by Rob Gowans, CAS senior policy officer.
This article was first published in the Herald on 19 August 2020.
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19 Aug 2020
A fundamental review of disability assistance in Scotland must be initiated by the Scottish Government during the next parliament, according to a coalition of organisations campaigning for long-term improvements to social security for disabled people.
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12 Aug 2020
by Catherine Henry, Manager of the Money Talk Team.
This article was first published in the Herald on 12 August 2020.
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12 Aug 2020
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has welcomed the Scottish Government's proposal to extend emergency housing powers to help prevent eviction as a result of rent arrears occurring due to COVID-19.
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7 Aug 2020
The UK government's Warm Home Discount scheme (WHD) is seen as vital by those who receive it but it is failing to help significant numbers of people in Scotland who are in fuel poverty, according to new research by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) and Changeworks.
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6 Aug 2020
CAS has published the latest weekly report showing the impact of COVID-19 on advice sought from the Citizens Advice network in Scotland.
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5 Aug 2020
by Kyle Scott, CAS Policy officer
This article was first published in the Herald on 5 August 2020.
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29 Jul 2020
by Myles Fitt, CAS Strategic Lead on Financial Health.
This article first appeared in the Herald on 29 July 2020.
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28 Jul 2020
Citizens Advice Scotland has today welcomed the announcement 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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22 Jul 2020
by Debbie Horne, CAS Social Justice policy officer.
This article first appeared in the Herald on 22 July 2020.
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16 Jul 2020
New figures from the Office of National Statistics, which show the jobless rate increasing, are matched by the trends seen by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).
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15 Jul 2020
by Nina Ballantyne, CAS Social Justice policy manager.
This article was first published in the Herald on 15 July 2020.
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10 Jul 2020
Scotland is facing a ‘personal debt time bomb’ as the country deals with the fallout from the Covid-19 pandemic, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned.
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10 Jul 2020
Citizens Advice Scotland has responded to the National Audit Office report on Universal Credit.
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