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People face freezing or starving this winter, Citizens Advice Scotland warns
An elderly lady with her electric fire on at home

PEOPLE face the prospect of freezing or starving this winter amid the cost-of-living crisis, a charity has warned.

Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) said that soaring energy bills are driving “frightening” demand for advice on food insecurity.

The advice charity warned that it is already seeing a rise ahead of a “toxic cocktail” this winter of soaring energy bills, growing inflation and higher interest rates and raised concerns about how people will manage later in the year.

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