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The total number of people entered into some form of personal insolvency in Scotland increased by 5.5 per cent in the year to the end of March 2020.

Grants worth £500 are being promised by the Scottish government to people who live on low incomes and find themselves needing to self isolate to help stop the spread of coronavirus.

A new Jobs Support Scheme is to be introduced across the UK to replace the furlough programme which has helped to pay the wages of millions of people during the coronavirus crisis.

New Covid-related restrictions could have a severely damaging impact on businesses within Scotland’s hospitality sector, it has been claimed.

More than a third of workers in Scotland are fearful that they might lose their jobs at some point over the next 12 months.

Large numbers of households across Scotland could be facing serious financial problems once the option to defer their bills or their debt repayments ceases to be available.

The Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford has announced the launch of a new taskforce that he hopes will help reduce the number of children going hungry across the UK.

The night-time economy in Scotland is in the midst of a major financial crisis as the coronavirus pandemic takes its toll on businesses within the associated industries.

Citizens Advice has called on the government to take swift and significant action to help the millions of people who’ve fallen into debt in recent months through no fault of their own.

The Scottish economy has officially entered a period of recession despite recent months having seen an upturn in overall output.

Rules protecting tenants in Scotland from eviction notices are to remain in place until March next year, it has been announced.

There has been a sharp rise in the number of families in Scotland claiming Universal Credit in the months since the Covid-19 crisis began.