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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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Disabled “languishing” as DWP still hasn’t paid out
Payments may not be paid until end of 2019
NEWS 24 April 2019 by Robert Armour
 
Call for animal cage ban in Scotland
Campaigners call for cruelty to end
NEWS 17 April 2019 by Robert Armour
 
Charity joins police to save domestic abuse pets
​Abuse of animals key in identifying wider abuse
NEWS 15 April 2019 by Robert Armour
 
Moves to make food security a human right in Scotland
Report says legislation would enable greater health equality
NEWS 15 April 2019 by Robert Armour
 
Praise for Scottish veterans project
The Unforgotten Forces consortium has provided support for 6,000 veterans in Scotland in its first year of operation
NEWS 10 April 2019 by Gareth Jones
 
Scotland facing debt crisis
Council tax arrears have become the country's most prominent debt
NEWS 9 April 2019 by Robert Armour
 
Scots asked how they would tackle poverty
Ordinary Scots take part in participatory budgeting event
NEWS 27 March 2019 by Graham Martin
 
Poverty Truth Commission becomes a movement for change
People with lived experience of poverty will continue to lead the movement and campaign on issues such as Universal Credit
NEWS 21 March 2019 by Susan Smith
 
We know the truth about poverty – it’s not a pretty picture
Jackie Stockdale explains how becoming a member of Poverty Truth Community helped her speak out about how difficult life in poverty actually is
OPINION 21 March 2019 Guest post
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Cyclone Idai appeal launched
Millions of people across three African countries have been affected by the natural disaster
NEWS 20 March 2019 by Gareth Jones
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