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This briefing highlights some of the social policy successes achieved by the CAB Service in Scotland from January 2009 to February 2010.

A briefing highlighting the social policy successes achieved by the CAB Service in Scotland between July and December 2008.

A poster to be used to advertise the Patient Advice and Support Service (PASS)

In 2003, the Scottish Parliament passed legislation stating that everyone who is homeless will have a right to a home by 2012. Local authorities will have a duty to house all those who are found to be homeless from January 2013 and to provide the same level of service to all homeless people. Evidence from citizens advice bureaux shows a mixed picture of progress, with some homelessness services struggling to meet the commitment alongside the effects of the recession and funding difficulties.

In consulting with Citizens Advice Bureaux and analysing the case evidence from bureaux clients, it is clear that consumers in remote communities face many barriers. 

Briefing on the effects of Housing Benefit reform on the people, communities and economy of Scotland.

In 2003, the Scottish Parliament passed legislation stating that everyone who is homeless will have a right to a home by 2012. In practice, this means ending the system of assessing people as 'priority' or 'non-priority' homeless and giving entitlement to permanent accommodation for all those who are unintentionally homeless. Local authorities will have a duty to house all those who are found to be homeless from January 2013 and to provide the same level of service to all homeless people.

Citizens Advice Scotland’s latest report, On the cards, is based on a detailed survey of debt clients from representative Citizens Advice Bureaux (CABx) across the country, in both rural and urban areas.

Advice in Scotland 09/10 is the first in a series of reports that look in detail at the people who use the service and the problems that they experience in their lives. The reports will be of great interest to policy makers, advice givers, businesses, and anyone with an interest in the major issues that affect people across Scotland. This report looks at those who seek advice and the broad areas of problems that they bring.