More than one third of Scots are struggling to pay rising energy bills as costs spiral

dailyrecord.co.uk:

More than one third of Scots believe their spiralling energy bills are unaffordable, according to a new poll.Of the 36% of people who said they could not afford their gas and electricity bills, eight in 10 cited rising energy costs as a reason.

The Citizens Advice Scotland survey also found almost two thirds (65%) of those polled said cost of living is an issue. The charity has warned of a “perfect storm” this winter, with rising energy bills coming on the back of an increase in the energy price cap and the Universal Credit uplift getting scrapped.

It has launched a Big Energy Saving Winter campaign encouraging people to get advice.CAS Fair Markets spokesperson Kate Morrison said: “The fact that one in three people find their energy bills