Hundreds of thousands of people in Scotland have used free community spaces to keep warm this winter, according to Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).
The charity estimates more than 230,000 people have visited community centres, libraries and cafes this winter to heat themselves up and save money on home energy bills.
The organisation is encouraging individuals struggling with the cost of living to seek help from its network. It estimates householders who sought energy related advice from staff last year saved more than £400 on average, and those who contacted the charity for general money advice, received over £3,700.
CAS calculated the number of people turning to community spaces to keep warm this winter by analysing research from YouGov as part of its Worried This Winter?
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