CITIZENS ADVICE SCOTLAND REVEALS...BIGGEST FEAR IS ENERGY BILL

Charity launches Worried This Winter’ campaign

- LAUREN GILMOUR

ALMOST half of people in Scotland say energy bills are their biggest financial concern this winter, according to research released by Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS).

The charity has launched a new campaign, Worried This Winter, to encourage people who are concerned about energy bills to seek advice from the Citizens Advice network.

Based on analysis of YouGov polling on a sample size of 1000, CAS research estimated 2.2million people in Scotland, or 48 per cent of adults, were worried about their bills.

The research also estimated more than 1.4million are worried about not being able to heat their homes effectively over the winter.