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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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Regulator forced to take over troubled housing association
Weakness in Wishaw and District Housing Association's management force regulator to step in
NEWS 9 February 2017 by Robert Armour
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£96 million for Scottish jobs programmes
Employment minister Jamie Hepburn says Scotland's £96m employment services will be provided locally and offer Scots an opportunity not a threat
NEWS 7 February 2017 by Susan Smith
 
Children in crisis: Scots kids spent one million days in temp lodgings last year
Charity warns children's health is being affected because of homelessness
NEWS 6 February 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Staff victory as charity backs down in union battle
​Long-running dispute at housing association ends after bosses are forced to strike a compromise agreement with staff
NEWS 6 February 2017 by Robert Armour
 
The toughest job in politics?
Robert Armour met Scotland’s welfare minister Jeane Freeman to find out how she aims to create a fairer benefits system for Scots during a period of austerity
FEATURE 2 February 2017 by Robert Armour
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New social enterprise centre to help private renters
The Homes For Good hub in Glasgow is the first in Scotland dedicated to helping private renters
NEWS 31 January 2017 by Paul Cardwell
 
Sturgeon’s constituency “biggest slum in Scotland”
Community activists say Govanhill's problems aren't being addressed
NEWS 30 January 2017 by Robert Armour
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Councils buckling under Universal Credit arrears
Survey reports vast majority of English council tenants on Universal Credit are in arrears
NEWS 26 January 2017 by Robert Armour
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World leading centre for homelessness could be built in Scotland
New facility plans to use third sector expertise to combat homelessness
NEWS 23 January 2017 by Robert Armour
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More than 800 children living in temporary homes
Shelter Scotland says Scottish Government must ramp up its efforts to fight homelessness in light of latest official figures
NEWS 17 January 2017 by Susan Smith
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