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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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Living wage reaches landmark total in Scotland
150th organisation confirmed as an accredited living wage employer
NEWS 25 March 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Negative attitudes to the poor persist in Scotland
Significant numbers still believe poverty is result of laziness
NEWS 25 March 2015 by Robert Armour
 
MPs call for urgent review of punitive sanction regime
MPs order demand urgent inquiry into 'excessively punitive' sanction regime
NEWS 24 March 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Thousands of Scots children bear brunt of punitive sanction regime
Punitive sanction regime is forcing thousands of Scots children into destitution
NEWS 23 March 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Joint charity effort to help hidden victims of domestic abuse
Sacro has teamed up with Shakti Womens Aid, Respect and LGBT Youth Scotland
NEWS 23 March 2015 by Paul Cardwell
 
Moderator: poor must be given affordable loans
High interest rates are locking the poor into a cycle of debt
NEWS 23 March 2015 by Robert Armour
 
£20million for groups which tackle inequality
Projects and charities which tackle inequality and discrimination have been awarded £20.3 million from the Scottish Government
NEWS 20 March 2015 by Graham Martin
 
Foodbanks are bad for the health, warns academic
Families that eat too many poor meals from foodbanks could suffer long-term health problems
NEWS 20 March 2015 by Robert Armour
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CPAG: UK on course for biggest rise in child poverty in a generation
"See no poverty, hear no poverty" budget statement gave nothing to poor says campaigners
NEWS 19 March 2015 by Robert Armour
 
Dungavel detainees go on hunger strike
​Concern over week-long hunger strike at Dungavel Detention Centre
NEWS 19 March 2015 by Robert Armour
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