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TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Circus ban could be in place for Christmas
​Campaigners push for MSPs to vote through ban
NEWS 2 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Older people suffer as they don’t claim benefits
Hundreds of thousands of older people in Scotland are missing out on social security money they are entitled to because they are not claiming it
NEWS 2 October 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Scottish councils join condemnation of universal credit
Pressure mounts of UK government to halt controversial roll-out
NEWS 2 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Scotland needs accurate rough sleepers survey
Accurate figures needed to gauge extent of the problem
NEWS 2 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Airport first to offer free sanitary products
​The move follows a campaign against the so-called tampon tax
NEWS 29 September 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Death knell sounded for Universal Credit as Tory MPs rebel
Rebellion means UK government faces problems voting changes through
NEWS 29 September 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Call for new approach to hate crime
​Support charity wants to see the reporting of hate crime to reflect the accurate number of cases
NEWS 28 September 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Project shows reality of domestic abuse
​Image library shows true reality of domestic abuse
NEWS 28 September 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Anti-Irish racism is rife in Scotland
Show Racism the Red Card has urged abuse to be reported to the police
NEWS 26 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
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Foodbanks can’t cope with universal credit fallout
Charity warns that new benefit is leading more people to seek emergency food parcels
NEWS 25 September 2017 by Robert Armour
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