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New figures from Citizens Advice have revealed the scale of debt people in Scotland owe to energy companies. In 2023u002F24, the average amount of energy-related debt that was brought to Scotland’s Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB) network was around £2,300. The figure is significantly higher in remote and rural areas, where the average was £3,047. Over a third of all Scottish clients who have multiple debts and incomes too low to meet essential living costs had some level of fuel debt as part of their arrears. Across the energy market as a whole, the average energy debt for consumers with no repayment plan in place was £1,761. The figures were presented by CAS this week to the energy regulator Ofgem, who had called for evidence on the issue of energy debt. Read more on the STV News website.