alastairhood.bsky.social
@alastairhood.bsky.social
Team Lead of the Debt and Financial Capability Team at Perth Citizens Advice Bureau
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Tax, utility bill and social security changes all took effect at the beginning of April.

But how might these changes affect households?

We've modelled case studies which show how rising unavoidable costs will cancel out many income increases.

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May 16, 2025 at 11:21 AM
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Delighted to be at today's @familiesoutside.bsky.social conference with so many people keen to explore how the #UNCRCScotland Act can make a real difference for children affected by imprisonment

#DontForgetAboutMe #RightsOnTrack
May 15, 2025 at 9:22 AM
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🧵(1/3) In a time of rising costs and record demand, stable funding can make all the difference.
We're proud to share that Citizens Advice Scotland and the Scottish CAB network will receive £6 million funding boost from @foundationscotland.bsky.social
May 15, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Very powerful morning attending the @familiesoutside.bsky.social conference listening to the experiences of people affected by the imprisonment of a family member.
May 15, 2025 at 12:42 PM
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March 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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We can't #EndChildPoverty without a new approach to public debt collection. With Govan Law Centre we're calling on Scot Gov to make transformational changes to the way public debt is created & collected to help end child poverty: www.aberlour.org.uk/publications... #DebtAwarenessWeek
March 19, 2025 at 3:57 PM
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📢 Our head of social justice @mrsemmajacko.bsky.social has responded to the statement by the UK government today on welfare reform 👇
March 18, 2025 at 5:53 PM
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Professor Nicola McEwan, Director of @uofgpolicy.bsky.social draws our Child Poverty and the Public Debt Crisis Conference to a close.

We want to thank everyone who attended today. Public debt recovery can be done differently and we would appreciate your continued support in this campaign
March 17, 2025 at 3:55 PM