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4 Jul 2018
Citizens Advice Scotland Trustee Martyn Buckley has become an official 'Scambassador' for'Friends Against Scams', which is a UK-wide initiative for Trading Standards.Spotlight: -
2 Jul 2018
by Ruth Mendel, Policy Officer, Citizens Advice Scotland.
NB This article first appeared in the Sunday Herald, 01/07/18.
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27 Jun 2018
Citizens Advice Scotland has given a qualified welcome to the Scottish government’s Fuel Poverty Bill, published today, but we also set out ways in which more progress could be made.
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25 Jun 2018
by Derek Mitchell, Chief Executive, Citizens Advice Scotland.
This article first appeared in the Sunday Herald on 24 June 2018
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22 Jun 2018
CAS has responded to the Scottish Government’s proposed ban of the manufacture and sale of plastic-stemmed cotton buds in Scotland.
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22 Jun 2018
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed a new website that will help consumers who are fed up with excessive or unfair delivery charges.
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19 Jun 2018
Citizens Advice Scotland is today publishing the findings of new research into fuel poverty in Scotland, looking specifically at which households are most affected and what kind of support they need.
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19 Jun 2018
by Kate Morrison, Energy policy manager, Citizens Advice Scotland.
This article first appeared in the Sunday Herald on 17 June 2018.
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18 Jun 2018
Half of all Scots who are targeted by scams are over 65, according to new research published today (Monday) as Scams Awareness Month enters its third week.
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15 Jun 2018
Citizens Advice Scotland has responded to the National Audit Office report on Universal Credit.
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11 Jun 2018
Author - Rob Gowans, CAS Policy Officer
Last week the Work and Pensions Secretary made a written statement to Parliament on Universal Credit (UC) which marked some important evolutions in government policy. The key points relate to the transitional protection for clients who are moving from legacy benefits to UC.
Ministers have often said that these claimants will be protected from any drop in income by ‘transitional protection’. However CAS and CABs have recently been highlighting the losses already being suffered by clients as a result of changes of circumstances, which in full service areas means a move to UC.
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11 Jun 2018
by CAS Chief Executive Derek Mitchell
This article first appeared in the Sunday Herald, 10/06/18.
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7 Jun 2018
The Scottish Government's consultation on Local Governance.
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4 Jun 2018
CAS Chief Executive Derek Mitchell on the launch of our Scams Awareness Month.
This column first appeared in the Sunday Herald online on 03 June 2018.
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30 May 2018
Since 1 April 2018, parents or guardians can get help with the costs of visiting their premature or ill newborn baby in hospital.
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30 May 2018
In a recent Employment Tribunal case in Scotland, it was decided that disability discrimination had taken place when an employee was dismissed for reasons relating to her experience of the menopause.
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29 May 2018
Sam Ghibaldan responds on behalf of CAS to the Scottish Government's Climate Change bill
(This article was published in the Sunday Herald on 26 May 2018).
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24 May 2018
From 14 May 2018, refugees living in Scotland can apply for family reunion crisis grants. These grants can help with the extra costs that they will have when they are reunited with family members arriving in Scotland under family reunion rules.
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17 May 2018
by Rory Mair CBE, Chair of Citizens Advice Scotland
This article was published in the Times on 17 May 2018. The survey referenced in the article can be seen here.
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17 May 2018
More than 7 out of 10 Scots are concerned about how Brexit will affect them, according to new data published today by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).
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