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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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Universal Credit leaving people destitute
​Glasgow City Council report says Universal Credit is compromising its services to homeless
NEWS 11 January 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Police Scotland accused of criminalising country’s Kurds
Police Scotland is running the risk of victimising and criminalising an entire community, Kurdish campaigners have warned
NEWS 10 January 2017 by Graham Martin
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Charities savage May’s shared society ‘crocodile tears’
Scottish charities have savaged Theresa May – accusing her of shedding “crocodile tears” as she unveiled her so-called “shared society" vision
NEWS 10 January 2017 by Graham Martin
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More sanctions inevitable with JobCentre closures
Warning JobCentre closures will result in increased hardship for benefit claimants
NEWS 10 January 2017 by Robert Armour
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Outrage as DWP directors behind punitive cuts against disabled are awarded CBEs
​Repeated calls for honours system to be overhauled after accusations the UK government is rewarding those willing to undertake its bidding
NEWS 9 January 2017 by Robert Armour
 
Charity will dispel myths about rape and sexual assault
A charity campaign to tackle myths around rape has received funding from the Scottish Government
NEWS 4 January 2017 by Graham Martin
 
Is 2017 the year Scotland will make poverty history?
New powers can create meaningful changes for low income Scots in 2017, campaigners say
NEWS 30 December 2016 by Robert Armour
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Call for outright ban on fox hunting ahead of Boxing Day hunts
Despite being banned loopholes mean hunts still regularly take place
NEWS 26 December 2016 by Robert Armour
 
One in five Scots earns less than the real living wage
Employers urged to pay their staff fairly as it emerges half a million Scots are paid less than the real living wage
NEWS 19 December 2016 by Gavin Stuart
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Boost to charity that lends cash to community enterprises
Grameen in the UK has secured £250,000 from Social Investment Scotland to provide micro-finance loans to community initiatives
NEWS 19 December 2016 by Gavin Stuart
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