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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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Leading charities unite for greater political diversity
More diversity is needed if Scottish politics is to be truly inclusive
NEWS 24 May 2017 by Robert Armour
 
FOI request reveals DWP staff told to reject 80% of benefit appeals
Staff are working to a quota confidential documents reveal
NEWS 18 May 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Scots politicians urged to lift Westminster’s benefits freeze
Benefit have been frozen until 2020
NEWS 16 May 2017 by Robert Armour
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Fury as council charity bosses get bumper pay awards despite huge budget cuts
Bosses of Glasgow's Aleos see salaries soar as budgets get scythed
NEWS 9 May 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Donations save foodbank after stock ran out
People have rushed to the aid of a Glasgow foodbank after it began to run out of stock
NEWS 2 May 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Record numbers of PIP assessments being overruled on appeal
​Thousands who receive zero points during PIP assessments have ended up winning their appeals
NEWS 2 May 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Charities don’t understand general election campaigning rules
Charities could be at risk of fines because they don't know what campaigning activities they are allowed to take part in during election campaigns
NEWS 28 April 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Scots want fairer distribution of wealth
Public backing for a new system of wealth distribution is growing, says a new report
NEWS 27 April 2017 by Robert Armour
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Foodbank use at record levels: low pay and benefits changes to blame
A record number of Scots are relying on help from foodbanks, it has been revealed
NEWS 25 April 2017 by Graham Martin
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One in three low income Scots can’t afford to eat
Living costs are pushing low income Scots further into poverty, alarming figures show
NEWS 24 April 2017 by Robert Armour
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