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Foodbanks to house Jobcentre advisers
Iain Duncan Smith says he wants Jobcentre advisers placed in foodbanks to help people get jobs
NEWS 28 October 2015 by Robert Armour
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A queer new anti-austerity campaign
Scotland’s first anti-austerity LGBTI group is now up and running
NEWS 27 October 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Tories vow to push through devastating tax credit cuts
​Defeat in the Lords but Osborne says cuts will happen albeit with concessions
NEWS 27 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Steep rise in fuel poverty cases as Scots struggle to cope
​More people seeking advice as energy costs them dear
NEWS 26 October 2015 by Robert Armour
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Tories face interrogation on human rights abuses
Westminster's human rights record in the spotlight
NEWS 23 October 2015 by Graham Martin
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Assembly co-ordinates war on poverty
Campaigners gather to discuss the next steps in the war against poverty in Scotland
NEWS 22 October 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Poor people are lazy say a worrying number of Scots
A shocking number of Scots think poverty is caused by laziness, according to new charity research
NEWS 22 October 2015 by Graham Martin
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Tory concession on sanctions doesn’t go far enough
​New warning system to be applied before claimants are sanctioned
NEWS 22 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Young people say governments should do more to fight poverty
​New research shows young Scots want more done to fight poverty
NEWS 22 October 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Much loved campaigner reveals he has one year to live
​Veteran anti-poverty campaigner tells friends and family has has motor neurone disease
NEWS 21 October 2015 by Robert Armour
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