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Published by Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations

TFN is published by the Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations, Caledonian Exchange, 19A Canning Street, Edinburgh EH3 8EG. The Scottish Council for Voluntary Organisations (SCVO) is a Scottish Charitable Incorporated Organisation. Registration number SC003558.

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Scandal as universal credit helpline costs claimants 55p a minute
Claims the government is profiting benefit claimants
NEWS 12 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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Praise for SNP’s pledge to supply affordable energy to low income Scots
Struggling families would be supplied with affordable energy as part of groundbreaking scheme
NEWS 11 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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Charity backs fresh appeal by Jodie Jones’ killer Luke Mitchell
​Charity believes case should yet again be reviewed
NEWS 10 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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Government needs to provide more support for Universal Credit fallout
Organisations are struggling to cope with demand on services created by Universal Credit
NEWS 10 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
How welfare cuts are destroying once proud communities
As Universal Credit is increasingly rolled out across Scotland, TFN looks at the real stories behind welfare cuts and how people who can't work struggle to cope
FEATURE 9 October 2017 by Rab Armour
 
MSPs vote to halt universal credit
MSPs join chorus of condemnation for controversial scheme
NEWS 4 October 2017 by Robert Armour
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Funding available for veterans projects
Organisations can access the fund to help former armed forces members
NEWS 3 October 2017 by Gareth Jones
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Mary’s Meals reaches one billion milestone
Glasgow charity celebrates global success
NEWS 3 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Circus ban could be in place for Christmas
​Campaigners push for MSPs to vote through ban
NEWS 2 October 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Older people suffer as they don’t claim benefits
Hundreds of thousands of older people in Scotland are missing out on social security money they are entitled to because they are not claiming it
NEWS 2 October 2017 by Graham Martin
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