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Daily Record
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Politics
Chris McCall

One million Scots 'living in serious financial difficulty' as food and fuel costs soar

Scots of working age feel worse about their finances than those living elsewhere in the UK, a report has found.

Researchers have monitored the personal finances of around 6,000 households across Britain since the beginning of the covid pandemic including 552 in Scotland.

They found that an estimated one in five households - equivalent to 1.2 million Scots - are currently living in serious financial difficulty.

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