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Helpline Created to Support Scottish Businesses in Coping with Coronavirus

A new helpline has been created with the aim of supporting Scottish businesses and their bosses in coping with the coronavirus outbreak.

Getting Debt Advice Improves Wellbeing, Study Suggests

Receiving advice from experts about how best to handle a debt situation will usually have a positive impact on a person’s general wellbeing, as well as their financial circumstances.

Council Tax Arrears is Now ‘Number One Debt’ in Scotland

Council tax arrears is now the biggest debt-related problem affecting people across Scotland, according to the Citizens Advice charity.

Plans to End Period Poverty Get Backing at Scottish Parliament

Members of the Scottish parliament in Holyrood have backed plans to offer free sanitary products to women and girls across Scotland.

Affordability Crisis in Housing Sector Raising Stress Levels for Millions

The stresses and worries involved in covering housing costs are affecting millions of people across the UK, according to a new piece of research on the subject.

Universal Credit Plans “Will Steamroll Vulnerable People into Poverty”

The further rollout of the Universal Credit benefits system will force many hundreds of thousands and potentially millions of people into poverty, the Salvation Army has warned.

Charity Offers Help to Anyone Getting ‘Persistent Debt’ Letters

The charity StepChange has launched a new service designed to help anyone getting letters from their credit card companies asking them to increase their repayments.

Energy Bills to Fall for Millions from April

Millions of households will see their energy bills come down from April thanks to a lowering of price caps by the UK’s energy regulator.

Wonga Loan Victims to be Left Out of Pocket

Hundreds of thousands of people who were mis-sold loans by Wonga look set to be left without the large majority of compensation they’re owed.

Warnings Fired About Increasing Overdraft Charges

Personal finance experts have warned overdraft users to find out just how much they could soon be paying in interest on their facilities as new rules affecting those products come into effect from Apr...

What is happening with the National Living Wage in Scotland in 2020?

The national living wage (NLW) applies to workers over the age of 25, and on 1st April 2020 is set to increase by 6.2% from £8.21 per hour to £8.72 per hour. This pay rate is legally binding for emp...

Gambling with Credit Card Debt to Be Banned from April

It will soon be illegal for gambling companies to allow their customers to place bets via credit card payments.