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Citizens Advice Scotland ‘generated £132m for people during last year’

Citizens Advice bureaux (CABs) across Scotland generated more than £132 million for people in the last year, according to new figures. Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) oversees 59 bureaux and say one in six people who sought financial advice from CAB ...

02 Oct 2022 at 01:01

‘Millions face winter of despair with one in four unable to afford energy bills’

Millions of people in the UK face a “winter of despair”, with one in four unable to afford their energy bills in October based on current forecasts, Citizens Advice has warned. The 24% of people who will not be able to afford to pay for their ...

17 Aug 2022 at 13:05

Millions of mobile and broadband users facing mid-contract price hikes

More than 13 million mobile and broadband customers could see their bills rise by £100 next year due to inflation-busting price hikes, Citizens Advice has warned. The charity has found nine out of 10 broadband customers and seven out of 10 ...

22 Sept 2022 at 15:35

Draughty homes see ‘a third of energy bills go straight out the window’

Some families are seeing up to 30% of their energy bill “go straight out of the window” because of a lack of insulation, Citizens Advice has warned. The advisory service said many families will continue to struggle with high energy costs ...

21 Sept 2022 at 01:01

Personal Finance

Squeezed households paying loyalty penalty for key services, charity warns

Around one in seven people could be paying a “loyalty penalty” for products such as mortgages and mobile and broadband packages, according to Citizens Advice. The charity said tackling loyalty penalties – where longstanding customers ...

01 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Scots will have to choose to ‘freeze or starve’ this winter, claims charity

Some families in Scotland will have to choose between freezing or starving this winter, a leading charity has said, as inflation is projected to hit more than 13%. The Bank of England announced on Thursday the Consumer Price Index ...

04 Aug 2022 at 14:47

Almost £7 billion in profits ‘obscene’ as bills soar, BP told

The almost £7 billion in profit made by oil giant BP in the second quarter of this year have been described as “obscene”. On Tuesday the company announced underlying replacement cost profits – its preferred measure – jumped to a ...

02 Aug 2022 at 15:47

Unfolding cost-of-living crisis ‘like watching slow-motion trainwreck’

Anticipating how the cost-of-living crisis will hit the UK in the coming months is “like watching a slow-motion trainwreck”, a disabled man has said. Jason Alcock, who has autism, ADHD and bipolar disorder, said the £400 from ...

29 Jul 2022 at 14:16

Scotland

One in five Scottish people run out of money before payday, charity says

One in five people in Scotland are running out of money before payday, a poll from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found. Results of the survey done by YouGov on behalf of CAS found that 9% of people always run out of ...

23 May 2022 at 01:01

Failure of energy suppliers will add £2.4bn to bills – Ofgem

The energy suppliers who picked up the pieces when dozens of their rivals collapsed over the last year could be paid £2.4 billion from energy bills, a watchdog said. The charge will be spread across all households in ...

23 Mar 2022 at 11:55

Scotland

More than 600,000 had new debt problems during pandemic

More than 600,000 adults in Scotland entered debt during the pandemic, or saw their pre-existing debt get worse, according to new analysis. Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) said that from its analysis of YouGov ...

13 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

Eight in ten Scots worried about soaring energy prices despite government action

More than eight in ten Scots are worried about the soaring costs of energy on household budgets despite measures designed to take the sting out of the cost of living crisis. Some 84% of adults north of the ...

23 Feb 2022 at 01:25

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