Read more from our CEO, Derek Mitchell, around how these challenges increase the demand for our advice and why we need solutions that protect people and we need them now 🧵(3/3)👇
www.cas.org.uk/news-and-eve...

Unfortunately, the failure to act on unfreezing the rate of Local Housing Allowance and to deliver a social tariff on energy bills mean that the extortionate levels of rent arrears and energy debt will continue to have devastating impacts on people's physical and mental health. 🧵(2/3)

With VMO2, Hubbub and The Scottish Government, we’re distributing 1,200 refurbished devices through 24 CABs — already supporting 300+ people with life-changing access to essential online services. 🧵(2/2)

Our Energy Brief, released on Friday, sets out the issues people are facing and the solutions we urgently need. Read it here 🔗 www.cas.org.uk/what-we-do/o... 🧵(2/2)

Our evidence shows Scotland’s energy market is broken. We need urgent action.
Read the full brief to learn more and see the solutions we’re calling for.🧵(3/3)🔗 www.cas.org.uk/sites/defaul...

📈 Energy debt is soaring – average debt across our network July–Sept was over £2,300
💡 Crisis support is still high even in summer — 2,214 people were referred for fuel vouchers
🏡 Smart meter problems are rising, with a 25% increase in people needing help as RTS replacements continue to cause issues

A huge thank you to all attendees and speakers, including @advicedirectscot.bsky.social and @citizensadvice.bsky.social energy policy team for their contributions today. 🧵(2/2)