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EPISODE · Jun 18, 2025 · 23 MIN

Dundee debt-busting scheme tries to tackle poverty

from The Stooshie: the politics podcast from DC Thomson · host DC Thomson

Dundee and the wider Tayside region has served as the pilot for a scheme to tackle public debt. National charity Aberlour have been helping families in poverty unable to pay their rent or council tax. But how has the project worked for the local community, and can it actually save taxpayers’ cash?

Dundee and the wider Tayside region has served as the pilot for a scheme to tackle public debt.National charity Aberlour have been helping families in poverty unable to pay their rent or council tax.But how has the project worked for the local community, and can it actually save taxpayers’ cash?

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