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The Scottish government has committed to spending £64 million next year to help people in all parts of the country reduce their energy bills.

Ministers of the UK government have committed to phasing out the £20 uplift in the regular payments made via the Universal Credit system.

Around one in seven adults in Scotland are finding it tough to get by on their current income level, according to a new piece of research.

An anti-poverty campaign group based in Glasgow has raised concerns about the potential impact of the government ending its furlough scheme and rescinding the £20 uplift to Universal Credit payments.

The extent to which individuals and households across the UK are struggling with debt issues must not go overlooked by policymakers either within government or at the Bank of England.

Nearly one in four people employed at large companies in the UK feel that they made at least one bad decision relating to their personal debts over the course of the pandemic.

The Scottish government has pledged to provide £10 million in grant funding to support people who have fallen into rent arrears as a direct result of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Scottish businesses will need more financial support if the current coronavirus restrictions are to stay in place beyond the end of June.

Close to one in five adults in the UK have less than £100 set aside as savings and many people have become less able to save money over the course of the past two years.

The Scottish government has pledged £26 million to help more people get online and get to grips with digital processes.

As many as 2.5 million people living across the UK are currently behind with their broadband internet bills, according to a new piece of research.

HMRC has warned its tax credit customers to be aware that they may be targeted by scams as they approach the deadline for renewing their claims.