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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.

The impact of the pandemic on people’s finances this year has left almost half of all Scots running out of money before they reach their next pay packet.

A long-term personal debt crisis is an inevitable consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic unless urgent action is taken to support people in financial trouble.

Food banks across the UK are expecting to see a significant rise in demand this winter as compared with the same period of last year.

Almost one in three Scots are worried about how they will keep pace with their debt repayments as the coronavirus pandemic continues, according to recent research.

People struggling with their personal debts due to the latest coronavirus lockdown restrictions should soon be able to defer their repayments to creditors to ease some of the financial burdens they’re feeling.