Furlough cut could force Scots households deeper into debt, charities warn
dailyrecord.co.ukScottish debt charities are warning cuts to emergency income protection will drive families into the red.Support groups sounded the alarm as fears grow over the UK Government’s furlough scheme.UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak is considering options including lowering the government’s cover from 80% of wages to 60%.That level of cut could drag households into stark choices over “heating or eating”.Myles Fitt, from Citizens Advice Scotland, said: “While the Citizens Advice Network in Scotland has seen the impact of Covid on household budgets, measures such as furlough have offered short term income protection for many.“Lifting or reducing this measure too soon or in the wrong way risks tipping a great many people into financial difficulty leading to
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