Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is warning about the impact on net zero targets of the cost-of-living crisis, as new data shows online page views for energy efficiency advice has plummeted by 80 per cent in a year. In August 2023 CAS’ online advice pages had 372,574 unique page views from 230,1
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The Citizens Advice network in Scotland helped more than 23,000 families at risk from poverty in the past year, new data from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) reveals. The Scottish Government has identified several groups particularly vulnerable to child poverty, including single-parent families, fami
Demand for advice around illegal eviction in the private rented sector jumped by 42% in the Scottish CAB network over the course of the year to this summer, according to new data released today by Citizens Advice Scotland.
The Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) service unlocked over £142 million for people in Scotland last year through advice, new figures published today reveal.
People across Scotland are at a ‘crisis point’ Citizens Advice Scotland has warned, as it published new figures showing surging demand for advice around crisis grants from the Scottish Welfare Fund. Crisis grants are payments provided by local authorities to help people cover the cost of
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is sounding the alarm over Council Tax debt as figures for July reveal demand for advice on the issues has reached record levels.
Energy regulator Ofgem has today announced a further reduction in the energy price cap for the last quarter of 2023. The change will bring the average dual-fuel energy bill below £2,000 a year for the first time since April 2022, saving households an average of £151 on the previous quart
Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is warning that months of unaffordable energy bills will lead to a ‘debt trap’ for consumers across Scotland. The charity has published its latest Cost-of-Living Analysis, finding a clear link between people seeking advice on utilities and needing help with
The membership body for Scotland’s largest free advice network has called for more sustainable funding for advice, and multi-year funding to give advisers job security.
More than 1.3 million people in Scotland are struggling on their present income, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) suggests.
The impact of higher mortgage costs has been revealed by new data from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). The charity’s data report for June found that online page views for advice around schemes to help with mortgage payments increased by 88% between May and June, and 336% from June 2022 to June
Citizens Advice Scotland’s (CAS) chief executive Derek Mitchell said that those who fund advice services must do so on a sustained basis to allow the services to operate effectively. In a speech to a conference on the cost-of-living crisis, organised by the Glasgow Advice and Information Netwo
Demand for food bank advice across the Citizens Advice network increase by 11% in the year to April 2023, new data from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has revealed.
Volunteers in Citizens Advice Bureaux across Scotland have been worth more than £17 million since the pandemic, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found. Since April 2020 volunteers in CABs across Scotland have contributed the equivalent of £17,164,222 in hours.
The new energy price cap covering the period from July to the end of September 2023 is to be set at £2,074, Ofgem has announced today.