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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Mansfield Traquair Centre, 15 Mansfield Place, Edinburgh, EH3 6BB. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Fear that over 75s will lose TV “lifeline”
Licence fee move is a huge blow say campaigners
NEWS 9 July 2020 by Robert Armour
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Lockdown has left Scots feeling hopeless
New data from the Mental Health Foundation has shown the impact Covid-19 is having on the nation's wellbeing
NEWS 9 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Asylum seekers gagged from talking about conditions
They say they've been threatened by Home Office contractor
NEWS 7 July 2020 by Robert Armour
 
Food charity recruits to cope with increased demand
Pandemic has led to increased hardship as well as unemployment
NEWS 7 July 2020 by Robert Armour
 
Global poverty worsens after squandering a decade fighting it
Pandemic only worsens an already critically dire global scenario
NEWS 6 July 2020 by Robert Armour
 
Government faces pressure to close loophole
Charity calls for law to be changed
NEWS 3 July 2020 by Robert Armour
 
Vulnerable people still unable to access food
The survey by Which?, found that almost half of those shielding in Scotland have been unable to access vital supplies
NEWS 2 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
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Scots worried about redundancy doubles
Citizens Advice Scotland has reported a huge rise in the amount of people seeking advice around redundancy
NEWS 2 July 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
Epidemic of loneliness in Scotland
Age Scotland has raised its concern after a new study showed older people are struggling to cope during lockdown
NEWS 30 June 2020 by Gareth Jones
 
New advocacy service launched
The Scottish Government has launched a new service to help disabled people access the benefits they are entitled to
NEWS 30 June 2020 by Gareth Jones
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