Scottish Government funding will allow a scheme set up to help those struggling with council tax debts to be expanded nationwide.
An additional £2.2 million is being provided to Citizens Advice Scotland to roll out the scheme – which is currently being run in nine local authority areas – all across the country.
It comes after local government leaders announced a series of inflation busting increases to council tax bills – with Falkirk Council imposing a 15.6% rise, the highest in Scotland.
The scheme promotes what is described as a “dignified and empathetic approach to debt collection”, with more than 1,600 people so far who are struggling with unpaid council tax having benefited from advice.
