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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

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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OAPs missing out on pension credit
Age Scotland is urging older people to claim pension credit, following new figures showing 104,000 entitled Scots are not claiming it
NEWS 15 September 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Call for abuse of elderly to be treated as a hate crime
Action on Elder Abuse Scotland has produced a survey which shows the extent of crimes against OAPs
NEWS 14 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Girlguides aim to end period poverty
Girlguiding Scotland members have joined the campaign to end period poverty in Scotland
NEWS 14 September 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Mega-rich Tory finds foodbanks “uplifting”
A multi-millionaire Tory MP has been blasted after he declared foodbank use as “rather uplifting”
NEWS 14 September 2017 by Graham Martin
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Poor people pushed into debt by harsh benefit deductions
Claimants say they are being forced further into poverty
NEWS 14 September 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Neurological patients living in homes for the elderly
Sue Ryder Care said that more needs to be done to help those with complex conditions
NEWS 14 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Aleos and private schools undermine the third sector
​Stay of execution for controversial bodies leads to question over their charity status
NEWS 13 September 2017 by Robert Armour
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Cyclists targeted at charity event
Tacks were placed along the route of Pedal for Scotland at the weekend
NEWS 13 September 2017 by Gareth Jones
 
Disabled children’s charity faces axe
Support charity needs £40,000 before the end of the month
NEWS 13 September 2017 by Robert Armour
 
MPs must consider children during Brexit talks
Scots campaigners go to London to take forward children's rights
NEWS 13 September 2017 by Robert Armour
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