CARF News (Archive)

Client Financial Gains in December 2025

Publication date: 20th January 2026

During the month of December 2025, CARF again recorded an overall CFG of over £1 million pounds. This figure was attributed to 1158 different case queries for benefits such as Scottish Child Payment, Adult Disability Payment, Pe...

How do you solve a problem like rent affordability?

Publication date: 5th January 2026

This article was first published in The Herald on 20 December 2025. Last year, the Citizens Advice network in Scotland provided 62,000 pieces of housing advice, the highest level in over five years. Amongst this, one issue continue...

One third of people worried this winter about their energy bills

Publication date: 5th January 2026

One in three (33%) adults in Scotland are concerned about the size of their fuel bills as the winter cold starts to bite, with many also reporting that worries about the cost of living and energy prices are leaving them without sleep (17%) and suf...