Calls to a dedicated Scottish debt helpline have increase by 68 per cent in the last three months.
Scots have been urged to seek support for debt and money worries as the number of people asking for help has soared over the summer. Advice Direct Scotland, which runs the free moneyadvice.scot service, said it had seen a 68 per cent increase in calls from people seeking advice in the past three months.
This was followed by gas and electricity arrears, making up 16 per cent of calls, while 12 per cent related to personal loans and overdrafts, 12 per cent about catalogue debts, and 11 per cent Council Tax arrears. Advice Direct Scotland said a common concern for people is how their credit score is calculated. It explained that information including age, marital status, race, religion, and salary are not taken into account, and it is instead evaluated on factors such as a person’s payment history, the length of their credit history, number of accounts owned, the types of credit in use, and new credit.
Financial help in Scotland Sulaimon Olafare, spokesperson for Advice Direct Scotland, said: “We know that high inflation, energy bills and other issues caused by the cost of living crisis continue to be a common challenge for many individuals and families, pushing people into debt who may never have struggled before.
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