Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has unveiled a new campaign encouraging people to get help if they are anxious about money or energy bills amid the worsening cost of living crisis.
The Our Advice Adds Up campaign is now active, with CAS calling on households worried about their financial situation to reach out via either its public advice website, through interactive self-help tools including www.moneymap.scot, or by contacting the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB).
According to CAS, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, approximately 20 per cent of those who have reached out to the Citizens Advice network for help have benefitted financially — with the average boost being over £4,400.
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As reported by the Daily Record, this includes direct cash transfers as well as benefits including free school uniforms. Households in Scotland struggling to afford uniforms should also be aware that many local councils offer clothing grants of between £150 and £300.
Speaking about the new campaign, CAS chief executive Derek Mitchell stated: “The Citizens Advice network has been helping people in Scotland since the Second World War and we are here to help people during this crisis.
“Advisers in CABs across the country get real results, with one in five people who seek advice seeing some sort of financial gain, the average value of which is over £4,400.”
He added: “The network helped over 171,000 people last year, and a further 2.5 million people checked our online advice pages.
“The crucial thing to understand is we are for everyone, regardless of background or circumstance. Our advice is confidential, impartial and free. We don’t charge people for advice and we don’t judge either, we just help.”
Learn more on the Citizens Advice Scotland website, here.
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