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24 Oct 2016
The Scottish Rural Fuel Poverty Task Force has today published its final report, making recommendations to Government and other bodies for actions to address fuel poverty in rural Scotland.
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17 Oct 2016
The Scottish Government Home Energy Efficiency Programmes (HEEPS) include loans to owner occupiers and private sector landlords in Scotland who want to improve the energy efficiency rating of their property. A HEEPS loan is interest free. There is currently a special offer for eligible applicants to receive a grant of 25% of their quoted costs.
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14 Oct 2016
Coatbridge Citizens Advice Bureau is to welcome a Royal visitor next month.
HRH The Princess Royal is to visit on November 8 in her role as Patron of Citizens Advice Scotland and will meet staff and volunteers.
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4 Oct 2016
Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed the UK government’s decision to end re-assessments for long-term sick claimants of Employment and Support Allowance (ESA).
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30 Sep 2016
On 1 November 2016 changes are being made to inheritance law to make it fairer and clearer. This is because of the Succession (Scotland) Act 2016. Succession law is also known as inheritance law.
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28 Sep 2016
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15 Sep 2016
Families across Scotland are still being hit with rising funeral costs, according to a new report published by Citizens Advice Scotland.
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14 Sep 2016
Ofgem has today announced proposals to cap charges imposed by energy suppliers for the installation of pre-payment meters, and end them altogether for the most vulnerable customers.
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7 Sep 2016
Scheme to have a will drawn up by a solicitor in exchange for a donation to charity.
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1 Sep 2016
The Citizens Advice service across the UK has today published its latest ‘league table’ of complaints received about the different energy companies.
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31 Aug 2016
Author: Patrick Hogan, CAS Policy Officer
I wonder if we can, for a moment, cast our minds back to the year 1973.
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31 Aug 2016
People on lower incomes pay more than average costs for basic goods and services, according to new research published today by Citizens Advice Scotland.
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15 Aug 2016
HND Legal Services students from the New College Lanarkshire: Motherwell Campus have developed a legal guide for refugees, as part of a project in collaboration with the Crown Office’s Project Safe.
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15 Aug 2016
Citizens Advice Scotland welcomes order from Ofgem for energy companies to refund customers for overcharges, but says suppliers must take action to ensure that mistakes like this are not repeated in the future.
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9 Aug 2016
Citizens Advice Scotland has today published the findings of the external review that was carried out this summer into its governance structures.
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3 Aug 2016
The Consumer Futures Unit of Citizens Advice Scotland has welcomed today’s proposals from Ofgem, while arguing that more needs to be done to help people in fuel poverty.
Craig Salter, energy spokesperson said:
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29 Jul 2016
OFGEM has launched an investigation into SSE's pre-payment meter processes.
Craig Salter, Energy spokesman for our Consumer Futures unit, says:
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26 Jul 2016
Figures released by the Scottish Government today show that over 200,000 households have received emergency grants from the Scottish Welfare Fund in the last three years.
Susan McPhee, Head of Policy & Public Affairs at Citizens Advice Scotland, says:
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13 Jul 2016
Author: Rhiannon Sims, CAS Policy Officer
On the day Britain welcomes its new Prime Minister, Citizens Advice Scotland has published new evidence exposing the experiences of those in poverty and destitution in Scotland.
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13 Jul 2016
On the day Britain welcomes its new Prime Minister, Citizens Advice Scotland has published new evidence exposing the levels of poverty and destitution in Scotland.
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