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The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations is the membership organisation for Scotland's charities, voluntary organisations and social enterprises. Charity registered in Scotland SC003558. Registered office Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh EH3 6BB.

Evidence library

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The evidence library is a resource for anyone interested in the voluntary sector in Scotland. Managed by SCVO, the library signposts to research and evidence produced by, or on, the voluntary sector. For further information email: research@scvo.scot.

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Email the title, author, date published, web link or attachment, and a short description to research@scvo.scot.

Citizens Advice cost of living data dashboard

Citizens Advice UK 1 August 2022

Equalities Fact & Figures Poverty / Cost of Living

"Britain is facing its biggest cost of living crisis in decades. Citizens Advice has seen more people coming to us for help with crisis support, energy problems and not having enough money to make ends meet than ever before. In this dashboard we share insights from across our service on how the crisis is affecting our clients."

The dashboard shows a dramatic increase in people requesting support, in particular food bank referrals, especially amongst disabled people and social housing tenants.

Data available for England & Wales only.

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Last modified on 22 September 2022