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Rules relating to Debt Arrangement Schemes (DAS) have been relaxed in ways that should provide extra breathing space for Scots whose finances have been adversely affected by the Covid pandemic.

The circumstances of lockdown are adding to the financial difficulties of low-income families across the UK, according to a new report carried out by the Resolution Foundation.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) is warning that the country could be faced with something like a “council tax debt explosion” in 2021 as the Covid pandemic takes its toll on household finances.

Nicola Sturgeon has announced every family in Scotland who are eligible for free school meals, will receive a £100 direct payment in time for Christmas.

A series of payment channels collectively referred to as the Best Start Grants are helping low-income Scottish families stay out of debt and cover the costs of everyday essentials more easily.

The charity organisation Christians Against Poverty (CAP) is urging anyone who struggling with personal debt problems this winter to get help sooner rather than later.

The scale of destitution among households living in the UK increased by around 35 per cent between 2017 and 2019, and is expected to worsen as the coronavirus pandemic goes on.

The coronavirus vaccine has begun to be rolled out at sites across Scotland as efforts are taken to protect some of the most vulnerable people in the country.

Scots are being urged not to rely on debt to cover the costs of the festive period and to avoid leaving themselves with serious financial headaches in the New Year.

The Covid-19 crisis has pushed close to 700,000 people into poverty over the course of 2020, according to a new study.

The emergency £20 increase to Universal Credit payments introduced in response to the Covid pandemic could be taken away from prospective recipients from April next year.

Scotland is to become the first nation in the world to provide period products entirely free of charge to all its citizens who need them.