Two Scottish charities have unlocked over £185 million for tens of thousands of people in the last year.
New figures published by Citizens Advice Scotland show that it unlocked more than £142 million in unclaimed support for people in Scotland last year. The Citizens Advice network is made up of 59 local Citizens Advice Bureaux and the Extra Help Unit , a team of specialist caseworkers based in Glasgow helping vulnerable consumers on energy issues.
The data also indicates that over 2.5 million people accessed information through the Citizens Advice Scotland’s online advice pages. He added: “This cost of living crisis is not going away any time soon, and it will cast a long shadow over people’s finances, as many will have turned to debt to cover essential costs and found themselves caught in a vicious cycle of higher costs and higher debt repayments to cover those costs.”
New figures show that it was used by 56,000 people in the past 12 months, with over £43 million of unclaimed money identified. The tool, available at www.advice.scot, is designed to reduce financial hardship by ensuring people are claiming all the support they are entitled to, as around half a million Scots do not.
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