Across Scotland, thousands of people visit a Citizens Advice Bureau each week.
Their cases inform the work Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) does and build a body of evidence which allows us to campaign on a range of issues, from faulty used cars to benefit sanctions. CAS carries out national campaigns across Scotland, with a particular focus on local action through the CAB network.
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Our current and upcoming campaigns
With rising costs of everyday essentials, such as food, fuel and heating, more of us are struggling to afford bills like mobile and broadband, leading to increased digital exclusion.
Renting in Scotland is changing and everyday we help tenants and landlords navigate this. Recently, we've seen an increasing number of tenants seeking advice about how to manage rent on top of the increased cost of everyday essentials such as energy, food and fuel. We are also seeing landlords who are facing pressure to manage higher mortgage payments.
Having a safe, secure and sustainable home is of foundational importance and we want everyone to know that the Citizens Advice network in Scotland is here for you, with free, confidential and impartial advice.
If you are worried about heating bills and the cost of living this winter, the Citizens Advice network is here to help.
If you are feeling worried about debt or falling behind on bills, you are not alone. High costs of energy, food and fuel mean that many people are finding it impossible to keep up. But the Citizens Advice network in Scotland is here for you, with free, confidential and impartial advice in a variety of ways. See below for different ways you can get advice and support.
Our past campaigns
Feeling worried about debt?
The cost of living crisis has many of us worried about falling into debt, or our existing debts getting bigger. You don’t need to go through this alone. The Citizens Advice network in Scotland is here to offer free, confidential and impartial advice, in a variety of ways.
If you are worried about energy bills and the cost of living, the Citizens Advice network is here for you this winter.
Our Money Advice Matters campaign will run at a national level from 31 May - 11 June 2021. We would encourage as many bureaux as possible to support this campaign during this period. However, as with our previous campaigns in 2020, you also have the flexibility to campaign on this issue at a time that suits you, which could be later in the year.
We have produced a range of campaign tools for the Citizens Advice Bureaux network in Scotland to take part in the Big Energy Saving Month campaign.
Resources
You can download all digital resources below in the downloads section.
Social media resources
- Big Energy Saving Month - Social media toolkit including template posts
- Big Energy Saving Month - Social media static graphics
- Big Energy Saving Month - Social media banners
Editable versions of posters and postcards for Citizens Advice Bureaux are available on BrandBase and should be available w/c 14 December.
If you have signed up to support this campaign, you will also receive additional materials by email from Barbara Adams, Senior Officer (Campaigns).
Big Energy Saving Month launches on Monday 11 January and will run for three weeks at a national level until Sunday 31 January. The national campaign aims to help people cut their energy bills and get the financial support they are entitled to.
We are giving people the power to save time, money and energy through everyday actions. The campaign raises public awareness of how simple changes such as switching energy supplier or tariff, accessing discounts or grants and making homes more energy efficient can make a big difference.
Debt is a significant issue for our clients, and specifically council tax debt is the most common type of debt our clients are affected by.
On Monday 4th November, we are launching our campaign with a focus on young people and their employment rights. Our campaign outputs will feed into our longer term engagement on young people’s rights at work, seeking to get a fair deal for young people. We want to gather the experience of young people and raise awareness of their rights at work, empowering them to take action on issues and increasing their public confidence and awareness.
The campaign will run for two weeks, during that time we will be working with a range of national partners such as NUS Scotland, Young Scot, Scottish Trades Union Congress and the Poverty Alliance. We will be supporting the Living Wage Foundation’s ‘Living Wage Week’, which launches on Monday 11th November, an ideal time to spotlight and highlight the need for fair pay in Scotland.
The Scams Awareness 2019 campaign took place in June 2019.
Information on the campaign is below, along with the national campaign evaluation.