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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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Revealed: DWP planned to charge claimants to appeal
Documents reveal sinister plans to charge disabled people to appeal benefit claims
NEWS 22 April 2016 by Robert Armour
 
DWP told to publish details of benefit claimants’ deaths
Judge says DWP should release documents relating to its investigations into deaths of 49 people claiming benefits
NEWS 20 April 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Campaign aims to raise £15k to save student from deportation
​Generous Scots donate cash to save Glasgow student from deportation
NEWS 15 April 2016 by Robert Armour
 
New figures show record number of Scots rely on foodbanks
Foodbank use rising year on year as Scots find cost of living increasingly difficult to bear
NEWS 15 April 2016 by Robert Armour
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Are you happy with the UK’s human rights record?
The Human Rights Check UK project is asking civil society organisations to highlight where Scottish citizens' rights are not being met
NEWS 15 April 2016 by Susan Smith
 
Victory as DWP forced to release documents after four year fight
Papers could expose the UK government's problems and fears surrounding the introduction of Universal Credit
NEWS 13 April 2016 by Robert Armour
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Want a strong community? Then get people involved
​Arthur Franklin started a Neighbour Watch after a violent episode with thieves. Three years on it has become so much more
FEATURE 12 April 2016 by Robert Armour
 
Scotland needs a fresh plan to tackle poverty
All leading political parties have backed a call for a fresh approach to ending poverty in Scotland
NEWS 12 April 2016 by Robert Armour
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Prison bakery trying to raise enough dough to open on the outside
Social enterprise ​Freedom Bakery based inside HMP Low Moss wants to open a second bakery in Glasgow - but this time on the outisde
NEWS 12 April 2016 by Paul Cardwell
 
Dog lover launches Glasgow’s newest foodbank
New foodbank helps hard up owners feed their precious pooches
NEWS 11 April 2016 by Robert Armour
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