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Scrap sanctions before more misery is caused
All benefits sanctions should be stopped until there is a radical reform of the system says MP
NEWS 27 August 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Exposed: Scotland’s target-driven sanction regime
​Sanctions appear arbitrary but are being driven by targets imposed on Jobcentre managers by the DWP
NEWS 26 August 2015 by Robert Armour
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The third sector is third rate. Discuss
Third sector leaders debate whether Scottish charities are serving the public well enough
NEWS 26 August 2015 by Susan Smith
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Poverty premium pushing Scots to financial crisis
​The less well off you are the more you pay, a new report finds
NEWS 25 August 2015 by Robert Armour
 
DWP issues guidance to suicidal claimants as benefit cuts increase
DWP call centre advisers get training on how to counsel suicidal claimants amid increasing benefit cuts
NEWS 24 August 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Your chance to shape Council Tax replacement
Members of the public are being asked to take part in a forum looking at replacements to the Council Tax
NEWS 24 August 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Revealed: the toll of workplace exploitation in Scotland
Scotland’s workers are caught in cruel trap of low wages and poor working conditions, a new report claims
NEWS 21 August 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Dugdale: civil society must do more for the poor
Civil society must do more to speak up for the disadvantaged, according to new Scottish labour leader Kezia Dugdale
NEWS 20 August 2015 by Graham Martin
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Deluge of criticism after DWP admits to faking case studies
​Civil servants used fake studies saying benefit sanctions helped claimants in their search for work
NEWS 19 August 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Outrage after baby milk thief handed unpayable fine
Charity's concern over increasingly harsh sentencing meted out to vulnerable
NEWS 19 August 2015 by Robert Armour
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