Poverty is destroying lives in Scotland during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a new report released by national debt counselling charity Christians Against Poverty (CAP).
The ‘Our Story’ report shows it would take Scottish client households an average of 43 years to pay off their debts without going through an insolvency process. That’s the longest in the UK and compares to places like the East of England where the average is significantly lower at 20 years.