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by Stephanie Millar, CAS Policy Manager (Social Justice team).

This column was first published in the Herald on 21 March 2022.

More than three quarters of Scottish adults impacted by debt during the pandemic say their mental health has been negatively impacted by it according to new polling for Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

Over 600,000 adults in Scotland either entered debt during the pandemic, or saw their pre-existing debt get worse, according to analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).