Citizens Advice Scotland

Bulb, the UK’s seventh largest energy provider, has announced that it will be entering special administration.

An online tool designed to help people in Scotland to boost incomes, cut costs and save money is one year old today. Moneymap.scot, launched on November 23 last year by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS), is the only tool of its kind in Scotland enabling people to self-help by identifying ways to help e

Scotland’s four biggest debt advice charities are urging people across the country to seek free advice on money and debt. The call comes during Talk Money Week (8-12 November).

New data released by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has revealed an increasing demand across its network for advice regarding crisis grants from the Scottish Welfare Fund in September.

The number of people missing energy bill payments because they have run out of money before pay day has soared by 44% over the last year and could yet rise further, according to Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

Almost 370,000 people who ran out of money before payday last year could not afford internet access as a result, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found. Polling by YouGov for the charity found that 32% of people ran out of money before payday in the last year. Of those people, 26

The energy price cap increase imposed today will "hammer" household budgets, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned. From today, the energy price cap will increase for millions of customers across Britain.

Almost 400,000 people in Scotland missed an energy payment in the past year after running out of money before payday, according to new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). Polling by YouGov for the charity found that 32% of people ran out of money before payday in the last year. Of those pe

Almost 300,000 people in Scotland have missed a housing payment after running out of money in the past year, new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland has revealed. Polling for Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) by YouGov found that one in three – around 1.4 million – people in Scotlan

Over 1.4 million people in Scotland have run out money before pay day in the last year, according to new analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS). Polling by YouGov for the charity found that 32% of people ran out of money either ‘always’, ‘most of the time’, or ‘so

The Citizens Advice network unlocked almost £147 million for people during the pandemic, new statistics have revealed. Despite the huge challenges presented by lockdown, with face to face advice restricted for large periods of the 2020/21 year, the network unlocked £146.9m for people thr

The majority of people in Scotland back keeping the £20 per week increase to Universal Credit until at least the financial situation created by Covid is more stable, polling for Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found.

Landlords in the private sector are keen to play their part in making their buildings energy-efficient but face significant barriers in doing so, Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has found.

Energy regulator Ofgem has confirmed the energy price cap is set to increase by at least £139 as gas price increases reach a record high.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has repeated its call for the abolition of the five-week wait and the introduction of a non-repayable assessment period grant for everyone claiming Universal Credit to stop people from being swept into serious debt. The recommendations come in a new report from the cha