Overwhelmed. Exhausted. Scared. Alone. I don’t know if you have ever experienced a real crisis in your life and had to battle emotions like these, day after day. For an alarming number of people who contact a local CAB every day across Scotland – this is the reality of life.

After more than a decade of austerity and perma-crisis, our network is often the last door open for people who are out of options. People facing unthinkable harm and trauma, contending with the stigma and shame that is all too often heaped upon those for whom life has become complex. People like Amanda (not her real name).

Amanda needed to access temporary accommodation after a relationship breakdown. Things were extremely difficult for her and her baby, with no money for the everyday essentials they both needed, taking a........

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