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The voice of Scotland’s vibrant voluntary sector

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.

 

 
Private tenancies bill could bring about welcome changes for those who rent their home

 
Rosie Kane, a former MSP, writes for TFN on her positive experience of taking in a refugee woman and child

 
Energy Action Scotland hails the launch of a new community energy scheme. But are such schemes able to realistically tackle fuel poverty?

 
Ellie Hutchinson discusses the need to establish a national forum for tenants living in rented private accommodation

 
​Jackie Murdo believes the only way out of the current housing crisis is to involve tenants more in decisions

 
Martin Sime argues foodbanks are a symbol of human kindness, not a blight on our society

 
Alan Wylie: how my anger at the bedroom tax propelled me to the frontline of the stuggle against it

 
Housing in Scotland still faces a number of issues as the sector prepares for the biggest housing conference in the country

 
Graeme Brown explains why tackling housing benefit will demand decisive action on wider welfare and social justice issues in post-referendum Scotland