Shocking new evidence has revealed hundreds of people in West Lothian have no money left after they have paid essential costs like tax, rent or mortgage, energy bills and food.
People struggling with the cost-of-living crisis are being urged not to suffer in silence and seek help as the emergency grows.
West Lothian Citizens Advice Bureau is encouraging people to seek its help after they revealed the plight of just one local family who is £1,000 worse off than this time last year.