Anti-poverty charities are calling for a major boost for welfare support to help ease a “huge crisis of income” in the coronavirus pandemic.
The group, including Citizens Advice Scotland, said the SNP Government’s Scottish Welfare Fund is a lifeline for people in need.
The fund awards grants for people in financial emergencies. It was expanded with £3million in the budget after being frozen for seven years.
Demand is rising and campaigners fear it will go further as the Covid-19 restrictions hit jobs, income and health. Mhoraig Green, CAS spokeswoman for social justice, said: “Our data suggests people are facing a huge crisis of income, often going without paying essential bills or buying food as a result of a lack of cash.“This is all
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