MORE than half the population of Scotland are worried about the soaring cost of living this winter, new analysis from Citizen Advice Scotland (CAS) suggests. 

The charity said data from a YouGov survey found almost two-thirds of Scots — 62 per cent — are worried about rising prices and how it will affect their lives in the coming cold months. 

This works out as an estimated 2.8 million people in Scotland which has a population of about 5.5 million.