Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) has warned that there are potentially thousands of Universal Credit claimants in Scotland who will find their incomes unable to match their cost of living unless the weekly £20 increase to the benefit is retained beyond next March.The charity analysed Universal Credit CAB cases over the summer from people in complex debt ahead of Challenge Poverty Week 2020, which begins on Monday, October 5.Complex debt refers to the level of support someone needs, whether that is due to the size of their debts in comparison to their income, or the number of separate debts they have.It found that without the additional £20 a week announced in March, 8 in 10 of these CAB complex debt clients would be in a negative.
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