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Scots Tory challenged to give cash to foodbank
Douglas Ross missed vote to referee Champions League match
NEWS 23 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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Campaigners gather to challenge poverty
The Poverty Alliance is aiming to create a new generation of anti-poverty activists
NEWS 19 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
DWP drops universal credit helpline charges
​Claimants could run up significant costs when phoning the helpline
NEWS 18 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Funding to fight poverty in communities
The latest round of the Community Capacity and Resilience Fund closes next week
NEWS 18 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
£11bn and 4 million unpaid hours supports “staggering” foodbank demand
Low income families rely on foodbanks more than the state for support according to a new detailed report
NEWS 17 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Employ refugees to solve Scotland’s skill shortages
Untapped labour force could be the solution Scotland needs
NEWS 16 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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Now Scots suffer “transport poverty”
People are being forced to pay more for travel dependent on where they live
NEWS 16 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Scots urged to report hate crime incidents
Crimestoppers has said that hate crime is thought to be massively under-reported
NEWS 12 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Scandal as universal credit helpline costs claimants 55p a minute
Claims the government is profiting benefit claimants
NEWS 12 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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Praise for SNP’s pledge to supply affordable energy to low income Scots
Struggling families would be supplied with affordable energy as part of groundbreaking scheme
NEWS 11 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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