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Slightly over a third (34 per cent) of all adults living in Scotland don’t set any money aside as savings on a regular basis, according to a new piece of research.

Some 76 per cent of Scottish adults are worried about money or about their debt situations as they look ahead to the next 12 months.

People aged over 55 who have borrowed money at some stage in the past five years are becoming increasingly reliant on credit card debt.

Claimants of Universal Credit are entitled to receive an extra £25 per week to cover their costs when the weather gets particularly cold.

Just over a million people in Scotland are living in poverty, according to the findings of a new in-depth report on the issue.

People living in Glasgow spend more on average on a night out than their counterparts from anywhere else in the country, according to a new set of figures.

There were notable increases in the number of people falling into debt with their gas and electricity suppliers over the course of last year, the energy sector’s regulator has revealed.

There is a pronounced correlation between the rollout of the Universal Credit benefits system and rising demand for foodbanks in specific areas of the country.

A new fund has been launched with the aim of providing financial support to Scots who live on low incomes and struggle to cover the costs of funerals for their loved ones.

Concerns about money are hugely widespread among students across the UK and for a significant proportion those issues are having a negative impact on mental wellbeing.

Long waits for the first payments made to Universal Credit claimants are leading people across Scotland into debt, stress, ill health and a reliance on foodbanks.

As many as one in four of all employed people living in Scotland find themselves struggling for money and to cover their monthly outgoings.