From The BBC:
Debt is the biggest concern for those seeking help from Citizens Advice Scotland – with a 14% rise in debt-related issues in the last year.Its annual report revealed debt made up for almost 30% of the 976,989 issues advisers handled in 2008-09. The number of inquiries related to redundancy doubled in the same period. Delegates at a conference in Edinburgh marking the charity’s 70th anniversary will be told the recession will lead to an increase in problems next year. Citizens Advice Scotland Chief Executive, Kaliani Lyle, said while there were signs of “green shoots” in the wider economy, the situation remained bleak for many. ‘Dreadful circumstances’She said: “The fall in income, the threat of redundancy, the spiralling debt, the disappearance of reasonable credit, the lack of affordable housing and the spectre of homelessness – many are suffering combinations of all of these things, and the result is often depression, illness, family or relationship breakdown. “This is the reality. A…
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